Les défis de la traduction du théâtre multilingue: le cas de Requiem for the Last Kaiser

Abstract

The translation of multilingual theatre presents challenges since it queries the generally accepted definition(s) and characteristics of translation as a process and as a product. To date, much research has been carried out with regards to multilingual translation and theatre translation separately, but less on both (multilingual theatre translation), thus doubling the challenge. The aim of this study is to examine the different strategies, techniques and thought processes involved in solving the challenges encountered in the translation of the multilingual play Requiem for the Last Kaiser (1998), written by the Cameroonian playwright Bate Besong and recounting the population's uprising against a dictatorship in a neo-colonial country. This study identifies these challenges and compares the strategies and techniques used to translate the multilingual occurrences in Requiem for the Last Kaiser to those currently recommended in Translation theory as well as by practitioners. RésuméLa traduction du théâtre multilingue présente des défis puisqu'elle remet en question les