The Specificity of Literary Translation Strategy (Based on the Material of Uzbek Prose)

The article presents the results of the study on the specificity of the translation strategy chosen by N.V. Vladimirova, a famous Uzbek philologist and translator. The research aims to prove that the translation strategy is a multi-level concept, which implies the algorithm of translator's actions, including thoughtful choice of the text genre, the use of one-level translation form, appreciation of artistic and esthetic value of the text, reliable reconstruction of personage image in literary translation, in particular, psychological portraying, and national authenticity of literary work representation, revealed in the unity of its form and content. The analysis of N.V. Vladimirova's translations of the Uzbek stories Novvoy qiz (Baker Girl) by Chulpan and Uloqda (On Ulak) by A. Kadyri demonstrated the application of this strategy. It was revealed that the dominant translation tactics used by N.V. Vladimirova, was transformation (replacement, omission, adding, transposition). National authenticity and emotional mode of the original are shown to be preserved due to the use of this tactics. The description of translation strategies applied by other well-known translators is viewed as a research perspective. It will contribute to revealing similarity and differences in literary text translation, thus enabling the understanding of the trajectory of translation schools development in a particular period.