Zapomniane autorki drugie. „Odzyskiwanie” polskich tłumaczek literackich XIX wieku. Rec.: Karolina Dębska, Polskie tłumaczki literackie XIX wieku. Warszawa 2023
The Forgotten Second Authors. “Retrieving” Polish Female Literary Translators of the 19th Century. Review: Karolina Dębska, Polskie tłumaczki literackie XIX wieku. Warszawa 2023

Summary/Abstract: The text is a review of Karolina Dębska’s publication “Polskie tłumaczki literackie XIX wieku” (“Polish Female Literary Translators of the 19th Century,” 2023), which is the first on the publishing market to address the issue of the functioning of women translators in public space in such depth. The author focuses on revealing the habitus of 19th century female translators entangled in social norms, prohibitions, tendencies brought up from the family home—and shows them as factors influencing their translation decisions. Through a deep analysis topped by two lexicons: of Polish female translators of the first and second half of the 19th century, Dębska brings out of the shadows the figures so far overlooked in the pages of history or completely forgotten.

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