Reality and Utopia in the Collective Mind Concerning the Critical Perception of the Romanian Dramaturgy Classic: I. L. Caragiale Cover Image

Realite et utopie dans le mental collectif sur la perception du classique de la dramaturgie roumaine : I. L. Caragiale
Reality and Utopia in the Collective Mind Concerning the Critical Perception of the Romanian Dramaturgy Classic: I. L. Caragiale

Author(s): Cristian Stamatoiu
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Drama
Published by: UArtPress - Editura Universității de Arte din Tîrgu Mureş - A Marosvásárhelyi Művészeti Egyetem Kiadója
Keywords: collective mental structures; dynamic critical perception; the (re)translation of Caragiale's „Frenchies” phrases for the... French spectator

Summary/Abstract: The study identifies the difficulties occurred in the reception in the collective mind and the translation of the Romanian classic play writer, I. L. Caragiale. The author identifies here the major problem in the fact that the hilarious characters of Caragiale are using a lot of “Frenchies”, words that were very “stylish” in the Romanian highlife in the beginning of the XX-th century, and now they are extremely difficult to (re)translate in... French.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2013
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 44-58
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: French