Abstracts
Abstract
The paper deals with questions related to the translation of literatures written in limited-diffusion languages and belonging to low-impact cultures into languages of high-impact cultures. The analysis is centred on the introduction and presence of Slovene literature in contemporary Italy, although the Italian situation shares a great deal of similarity with other situations of asymmetrical translational transfer. In an attempt to identify the elements playing a role in the successful integration of a peripheral literature in a high-impact target culture, four factors are postulated and discussed: a) target extra-textual setting, b) literary and genre-related properties of source texts and criteria for their selection, c) translator’s competence, d) translation strategies employed. It is suggested that a consistently target-oriented approach is central to a positive reception of a peripheral literature in a high-impact target setting.
Keywords:
- cultural asymmetries,
- literary translation,
- domestication / foreignization,
- target orientation
Résumé
Le présent article aborde la question de la traduction de la littérature appartenant à des langues et à des cultures mineures dans les langues des cultures majeures, en mettant l’accent sur le cas de la littérature slovène en Italie qui, d’ailleurs, présente beaucoup de points communs avec d’autres cas de rapports culturels asymétriques. L’objectif de l’article est de caractériser les facteurs qui contribuent à la réussite ou à l’échec de l’intégration dans la culture majeure de la littérature traduite de la langue mineure. Nous identifions et étudions quatre facteurs : a) l’environnement culturel et social de la langue cible ; b) les particularités littéraires, y compris le genre, du texte source ainsi que les critères de sélection des textes à traduire ; c) les compétences du traducteur ; d) les stratégies de traduction utilisées. Nous concluons que la stratégie de traduction systématiquement orientée vers la langue cible est le facteur clé qui contribue à la réception réussie d’une littérature mineure au sein d’une culture cible majeure.
Mots-clés :
- asymétries culturelles,
- traduction littéraire,
- naturalisation / exotisation,
- orientation cible
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