The non-authorial peritext elements in Polish editions of The Little Prince Cover Image

Elementy perytekstu nieautorskiego w polskich wydaniach Małego Księcia
The non-authorial peritext elements in Polish editions of The Little Prince

Author(s): Natalia Paprocka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: paratext / non-authorial peritext; paratext / verbal / non-verbal peritext; The Little Prince

Summary/Abstract: The object of the present study are elements of the verbal and non-verbal non-authorial peritext or paratext accompanying the main text in the same volume, and coming not from the author but from third parties, mainly (but not exclusively) from the editor. The aim of the analysis is to find the answer to some questions about the reason for the presence of non-authorial peritext in the Polish translation series of The Little Prince, about the information concerning the potential readers of the Polish translations that it provides, if the non-authorial peritext helps the Polish reader to realize that he is reading a translation and how it does so. The following types of peritext have been analyzed: 1) blurbs, 2) preceding the main text, 3) placed in the main text, and 4) placed after the main text.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 113-136
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish