Laudes amicae, or the Lexical Dilemmas of the Translator of the Songs of Ripoll Cover Image

Pochwały przyjaciółki, czyli o rozterkach leksykalnych tłumacza Pieśni z Ripoll
Laudes amicae, or the Lexical Dilemmas of the Translator of the Songs of Ripoll

Author(s): Maria Judyta Woźniak
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Carmina Rivipullensia; Cancionero de Ripoll; Laudes amice; medieval Latin lyrical poetry; translation
Summary/Abstract: Carmina Rivipullensia is the only existing collection of medieval Latin lyrical love poetry deriving from Spain. It is a unique testimony to the skilful and creative use of the Latin poetic tradition on the Iberian Peninsula. The whole collection which is little-known in Poland has not yet been translated into Polish. The aim of this chapter is to present a proposed translation of one of the poems, Laudes amice, with a commentary on the literary devices applied in the translation, as well as dilemmas faced by a contemporary translator.