Translator’s Footnotes in the Polish Translation of Drago Jančar’s essays Terra Incognita Cover Image

Przypisy tłumacza w polskim przekładzie zbioru esejów Terra incognita Draga Jančara
Translator’s Footnotes in the Polish Translation of Drago Jančar’s essays Terra Incognita

Author(s): Weronika Woźnicka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: footnotes; paratexts in translation; essays; Drago Jančar; Slovenian literature

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the article is to analyse the translator’s footnotes in the Polish translation of the Drago Jančar’s essays. There are different opinions about footnotes. Some some people consider them a discredit to the translator, while others think them a sign of erudition. Footnotes should help the reader of the target culture to understand the original text culture. It is important to create footnotes cautiously.

  • Issue Year: 8/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 219-231
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish