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Polskie przekłady „Testamentum porcelli”
Polish Translations of Testamentum porcelli

Author(s): Joanna Pieczonka
Subject(s): Ancient World, Western Slavic Languages, Translation Studies, Roman law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Testamentum porcelli; testament; parody; colloquial Latin; Roman law;

Summary/Abstract: The article makes comments on four Polish translations of Testamentum porcelli: by Witold Truszkowski (1972), Magdalena Nowak (1996), Maciej Jońca (2011) and the team Andrzej Dzikowski, Aldona Jurewicz and Gabriela Molisak (2016). In the text, the author presents the advantages and disadvantages of these translations and attempts to indicate the translation strategies applied by each translator.

  • Issue Year: XXXIII/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 281-295
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish