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Świat Wysp Kanaryjskich oczami Alonso Quesady na przykładzie tłumaczenia na polski opowiadań ze zbioru Kanaryjczyk
A view of the Canary Islands in a Polish translation of Insulario by Antonio Quesada

Author(s): Sabina Deditius
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Alonso Quesada; Canary Islands; cultural differences; translation strategies; metaphor

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents three translation strategies applied to selected fragments of the texts from Insulario [1982] by Alonso Quesada (1886-1925), whose works have never been earlier translated into Polish. Particular attention is paid to the difficulties in translation of the realistic background details of the early 20th century on the Canary Islands and in bringing this world closer to a contemporary Polish reader.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 333-342
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish