Tłumacz: między rzemieślnikiem a agentem

• Authors: Tomasz Pindel

Title variants

EN

THE TRANSLATOR – BETWEEN A CRAFTSMAN AND AN AGENT

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The task of the literary translator is commonly understood as comprising of two major elements. One is that of a translation proper - that is, a “conversion” of an original text into a new linguistic version, and the other being that of an agent or promoter who wants to attract attention of publishers, readers and critics. The question is whether the latter of the two remains justifiable in the changing book market. The article, based on a questionnaire conducted among a group of active translators, argues that the role of a translator as a promoter remains important only in very particular cases.

Keywords

EN

TRANSLATOR; PUBLISHER; COOPERATION; CULTURAL POLITICS

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Między Oryginałem a Przekładem
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 123-130

Contributors

author

Tomasz Pindel

• Instytut Amerykanistyki i Studiow Polonijnych, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, ul. Pilsudskiego 13, Cracow, Poland