The Destruction of Rhythms in the Polish Translation of Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse Cover Image

Niszczenie rytmów w polskim przekładzie. Do latarni morskiej Virginii Woolf
The Destruction of Rhythms in the Polish Translation of Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse

Author(s): Zuzanna Jaskuła
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: destruction of rhythms; rhythm in prose; translation of rhythm; translation of a stream-of-consciousness novel; To the Lighthouse

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the destruction of rhythms, one of the deformingtendencies identified by Antoine Berman, in Krzysztof Klinger’s translation of VirginiaWoolf ’s stream-of-consciousness novel To the Lighthouse. It demonstrates how the modificationsof syntax and punctuation impact the novel’s rhythm and, consequently, itsmeaning, particularly regarding the creation of a stream of consciousness. In this way,the article aims to prove the importance of preserving rhythm in the translation of prose.

  • Issue Year: 15/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 1-21
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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