Poe’s Litotes (in Romanian Translation) or Why Less is Always More

• Authors: Hăisan Daniela
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper looks into the way the various translators of Edgar Allan Poe‟s fiction into Romanian dealt with a figure of speech (or of thought) Poe seems to have been especially fond of: the litotes. Romanian versions spanning 55 years (1957-2012) are examined with a view to pinpointing whether litotes are interpreted as having to do with intensification or attenuation. The paper looks into the way the various translators of Edgar Allan Poe‟s fiction into Romanian dealt with a figure of speech (or of thought) Poe seems to have been especially fond of: the litotes. Romanian versions spanning 55 years (1957-2012) are examined with a view to pinpointing whether litotes are interpreted as having to do with intensification or attenuation.The paper looks into the way the various translators of Edgar Allan Poe‟s fiction into Romanian dealt with a figure of speech (or of thought) Poe seems to have been especially fond of: the litotes. Romanian versions spanning 55 years (1957-2012) are examined with a view to pinpointing whether litotes are interpreted as having to do with intensification or attenuation. The paper looks into the way the various translators of Edgar Allan Poe‟s fiction into Romanian dealt with a figure of speech (or of thought) Poe seems to have been especially fond of: the litotes. Romanian versions spanning 55 years (1957-2012) are examined with a view to pinpointing whether litotes are interpreted as having to do with intensification or attenuation.

Keywords

EN

litotes; fiction; translation; intensification; style

• Publisher: Inter Litteras Research Centre, STEFAN CEL MARE University, Suceava, Romania; STEFAN CEL MARE Publishing House
• Journal: Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors: Researches into Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross-Cultural and Translation Strategies
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 123-135
• Document type: article

Contributors

author

Hăisan Daniela

• “Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania