FROM PSEUDO-QUOTATION TO STYLISTIC PROXY: INTERTEXTUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN TRANSLATIONS OF ULYSSES
FROM PSEUDO-QUOTATION TO STYLISTIC PROXY: INTERTEXTUALITY IN THE HUNGARIAN TRANSLATIONS OF ULYSSES

Summary/Abstract: From Pseudo-Quotation to Stylistic Proxy: Intertextuality in the Hungarian Translations of Ulysses. This study examines how selected Shakespearean references are rendered across the three Hungarian translations of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Using a systematically compiled corpus of Shakespearean quotations, paraphrases, and allusions identified in the source text, the article offers a qualitative comparative analysis of translational strategies shaped by different historical contexts and literary traditions. Focusing on close readings of representative examples, the study explores how Hungarian translators negotiate Joyce’s Shakespearean intertextuality through reference translations, stylistic imitation, semantic approximation, and creative rewriting, often engaging with the Hungarian Shakespeare canon itself. The analysis highlights notable differences in how Shakespearean material is made visible, foregrounded, or absorbed into the target text, revealing divergent approaches to fidelity, recognizability, and stylistic innovation. The article demonstrates that examining pseudo-quotations and stylistic proxies offers a productive framework for understanding how Shakespearean intertextuality is reconstructed in Hungarian translations of Ulysses, highlighting the translators’ active role in recreating literary allusion beyond direct quotation.

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