A thousand and one translations

Paloposki, Outi; Koskinen, Kaisa

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“…In a certain sense, the new Swedish version can be considered to conform to the "retranslation hypothesis" (Berman 1990;Paliposki and Koskinen 2004), which claims that a translation of a text which has already been translated into a particular language will tend to be more source-oriented, compared to the previous translation. In the case of Ulysses, this tendency of staying closer to the original reveals itself both in the layout, which reproduces the design and colour of the first British edition, and in the translator's personal style.…”

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The Reception of the Swedish Retranslation of James Joyce’s Ulysses (2012)

Bladh

2019

Humanities

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This article focuses on how the second Swedish translation of James Joyce's novel Ulysses (2012) was received by Swedish critics. The discussion of the translation is limited to a number of paratextual features that are present in the translation, including a lengthy postscript, and to the translation's reviews in the daily press. The release of the second Swedish translation was a major literary event and was widely covered in national and local press. Literary critics unanimously welcomed the retranslation; praising the translator's raw, vulgar and physical language, his humour, and the musicality of his expression. Regarding its layout, title, and style, the new translation is closer to the original than the first translation from 1946 (revised in 1993). The postscript above all emphasizes the humanistic value of Joyce's novel and its praise of the ordinary. It also addresses postcolonial perspectives and stresses the novel's treatment of love and pacifism. These aspects were also positively received by the reviewers. For many reviewers, the main merit of the novel is found in its tribute to sensuality and the author's joyful play with words. Negative comments tended to relate to the novel's well-known reputation of being difficult to read. One reviewer, however, strongly questioned the current value of the experimental nature of the novel. Opinions also diverged on whether the retranslation replaces or merely supplements the first Swedish translation.

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The Reception of the Swedish Retranslation of James Joyce’s Ulysses (2012)

Bladh

2019

Humanities

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“…This steered the researcher to conclude that the Retranslation Hypotheses, based on the study"s findings in accordance to the categorization and translation strategies applied, is refuted. Another notable study was conducted by Koskinen and Paloposki (2004), who used a case study of retranslations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Vicar of Wakefield into Finnish to examine the Re-translation Hypothesis. The outcome of their study suggests that the hypothesis is not relevant to all re-translations, although they assume the Re-translation Hypothesis is only proved during the initial stages of the development of literature.…”

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“…To what extent is the Re-translation Hypothesis valid: is the presence of re-translations in the Saudi literary system down to increased acquaintance with the source culture? (Koskinen and Paloposki 2004). To what extent does it reflect the translation norms?…”

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Examining the Re-Translation Hypothesis: The Case of Three Short Stories in the Saudi Literary System

Alshehri¹

2020

AJP

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Translation has an ultimate purpose of serving as a cross-cultural bilingual communication vehicle among peoples. As a result of their animated interaction with other cultures, Saudi readers became more interested in reading translated books that allow them to explore other cultures. Books vary in their characteristics and the strategies implemented in their translation. However, fiction has always been a mirror that reflects cultures. Therefore, it needs to be sensibly translated in accordance to the translation norms of the target audience. Nonetheless, cultures vary in the degree they perceive foreign cultures. Some audience might prefer target-oriented translations while others favour source-oriented translations. Reflecting on a comparative text analysis of a selection of three short stories written by prominent English writers, their translations as well as their retranslations, this paper attempts to identify the most prevalent strategies adapted in the rendering of cultural references driven by the social factors contributing to the translator's decision-making process in the Saudi context. The paper discuses in particular the Retranslation Hypothesis developed by Berman, Gambier and Bensimon in the 1990s in relation to Venuti 1998 Domestication and Foreignization approach. The findings, which refute the hypotheses within the Saudi literary system, are used to explore the close relevance of the strategic variation to social impacts, being variables that affect the translation outcome. The paper highlights the occurrence of cultural references within the short stories and frequency of the used procedures in the rendering to determine the prevalent ones with the highest potential for conveying the intended meaning. A cross tabulation of the two important variables; classification of culture and translation strategy, assists in determining the position of the Saudi literary system on the Domestication/ Foreignization scale. Results are investigated and an understanding of the phenomena being studied is presented and discussed. Finally, a conclusion on the Retranslation Hypothesis, in the Saudi context, is offered.

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“…As was initially suggested by Antoine Berman (1990), this process of the retranslation of a literary text can be seen as a form of progress towards a version which most accurately captures the sense of the original; equally, Yves Gambier (1994) has argued that translations progress from initially being target-oriented, toward more source-oriented versions, these two approaches forming the basis of the so-called "retranslation hypothesis" as discussed by Andrew Chesterman (2000Chesterman ( , 2004. Of course, subsequent work has also demonstrated that the retranslation hypothesis does not hold for literary translation in all contexts (Paloposki and Koskinen 2004), or in other genres of translation (Susam-Sarajeva 2003;Aaltonen 2003), and that a desire to present differing interpretations of a text (Venuti 2004), whether literary (Jenn 2006) or intellectual (St. André 2003) may play a significant role in why some texts are consistently retranslated. i An additional feature is that, over time, the composition and attitudes of the audience for a text changes as, indeed, do norms of translation and, therefore, it is almost inevitable that a text produced in one historical period will become less-well-received in a later one, regardless of the intentions and skills of the original translator (Brownlie 2006: 150).…”

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Audience Attitude and Translation Reception

McAuley¹

2015

Babel

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This article proposes askopos-based analysis of the English translations of the eleventh century Japanese literary work,Genji monogatari(“The Tale of Genji”) as a means of understanding the basis for the translations’ differing receptions among their target audiences. The translations, by Suematsu Kenchō, Arthur Waley, Edward Seidensticker and Royall Tyler, are widely spaced chronologically, being published between 1888–2001, and were each produced with differing audiences and aims, thus making them a useful corpus for this analysis. In addition, all of the translators have written, with varying degrees of explicitness, about their motivations and purposes in conducting their translations. First, through an analysis of the translators’ writings, introductions, and individual circumstances, the article will demonstrate how theskoposfor each translation can be determined. Second, through an analysis and comparison of text excerpts, it will demonstrate how theskoposinfluenced the translation choices of the individual translators, with material being, for example, omitted, changed in psychological tone, or rendered more explicit, depending upon the individual translator’s overriding purpose in their work. Finally, through an analysis of the reviews of the various translations, it will consider the extent to which each translator was successful in achieving a positive and intended response to his translation in the target audience.

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A thousand and one translations

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The Reception of the Swedish Retranslation of James Joyce’s Ulysses (2012)

The Reception of the Swedish Retranslation of James Joyce’s Ulysses (2012)

Examining the Re-Translation Hypothesis: The Case of Three Short Stories in the Saudi Literary System

Audience Attitude and Translation Reception

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