How many cogs are in the machine? A few thoughts on the practical application of translator studies

• Authors: Łapiński Paweł
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main aim of the paper is to propose a new way of studying literary translation, inspired by Hélène Buzelin’s claim to look at the translation process as a manufacturing activity, always involving several subjects. First, the concept of translator studies – one of the most recent subfields of translation studies – is briefly presented together with its major assumptions. Then, the traditional sender-transmitter-receiver translation scheme is developed to include more agents. The resulting list is to give a brief overview of how complex the situation of literary translator is, whose responsibility for the shape of a literary product requires dealing with several counteracting objectives.

Keywords

EN

translator studies; interaction; sociology of translation; publishing market; literary translation

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Studia Translatorica
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 325-334

Contributors

author

Łapiński Paweł

• University of Gdańsk/ Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.23817/strans.10-22