'NOTHING BUT THE BEST IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE YOUNG'. DILEMMAS OF THE TRANSLATOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE ('Tylko to, co najlepsze, jest dosc dobre dla dzieci', czyli o dylematach tlumacza literatury dzieciecej)

• Authors: Albinska Karolina
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

No doubt the world without Winnie the Pooh, Pippi Longstocking, Pinocchio or Moomin Trolls would be less colourful. Characters from fairy tales imperceptibly slip into young reader's minds and tend to stay there forever. Children accept them unconditionally and do not ask questions about their descent. Children's response to books is usually very spontaneous: a love at first sight or an immediate dislike. Therefore, it is very important that they receive 'the best' - not only beautiful and wise books but also book that are skillfully translated. Discussing the role of the translator of children's literature, this article focuses on such issues as child - translator relation and translator - author dichotomy. It points to different attitudes toward the translator's creativity and 'visibility'. It examines terminological ambiguities of such notions as 'adaptation', 'reconstruction', 'rewriting' and 'translation'. Finally, it deals with translation challenges that arise from didactic, entertaining and aesthetic functions of children's books.

Keywords

EN

ADAPTATION; CHILDREN'S LITERATURE; DISNEY; DOMESTICATION; FOREIGNIZATION; REPRODUCTION; RETELLING

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Przekładaniec. Półrocznik Katedry UNESCO do Badań nad Przekładem i Komunikacja Miedzykulturowa UJ
• Year: 2009/2010
• Issue: 2-1(22-23)
• Pages: 259-282
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Albinska Karolina

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Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA102412