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Translations of Ukrainian literature into Czech 1989-2014
Venychenko, Marharyta ; Chlaňová, Tereza (advisor) ; Sverdan, Tetiana (referee)
(in English): This diploma thesis Translations of Ukrainian literature into Czech 1989-2014 is devoted to the analysis of the development of the Czech-Ukrainian translation process after 1989. The basic objectives of the thesis are to prepare a complete bibliographic list of translations of Ukrainian literature into Czech in the period 1989-2014 based on various sources of information (books, magazines, internet portals), to record the authentic experience of the new generation of translators and to establish the basis for Ukrainian translatology. The introductory chapter is devoted to the history of Czech-Ukrainian literary relations, which are the basis for their development at present. The main part is the research of a modern translation process, which contains a list of translations, analysis of motivation of translators, publishing strategies of the publishing houses and the reception of Ukrainian literature in the Czech Republic. Greater attention is devoted to the publication of translations of Ukrainian literature in journals. Key words (in English): Ukrainian Literature, translation, Czech-Ukrainian literature relations, translation studies, translations of published books, translations published in journals, translations published on the Internet, reception of translation.
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The Translator Ludvík Kundera
Nešporová, Jitka ; Veselá, Gabriela (advisor) ; Svoboda, Tomáš (referee) ; Munzar, Jiří (referee)
Jitka Nešporová doctoral thesis ABSTRACT The doctoral thesis focuses on the translation persona and work of Ludvík Kundera. A poet himself, he translated verse first and foremost and was able to do so from many languages, although he sometimes resorted to the use of interlinear translations. The research, however, concentrates primarily on the description, analysis and reception of his direct translations in the Czech - German language pair, which was predominant in Kundera's translation work. The thesis contributes to the understanding of the history of Czech literary translation after 1945 by describing Kundera's translation method, making accessible part of his literary estate, notably his correspondence, and providing an update to Kundera's translation bibliography. Kundera is best known as the exclusive, authorized translator of Bertolt Brecht's drama and poetry. His translations of Expressionists Georg Trakl and Gottfried Benn, for which he received the State Award for Literary Translation in 1996, are considered canonical today. The same holds true for his translations of Paul Celan's poetry and Alfred Kubin's novel Die andere Seite (The Other Side). Kundera was also the first to introduce Czech readers to the poetry of Alsatian Dadaist Hans Arp and the poetry of East German lyricist Peter Huchel....
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