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The Challenges of translating experimental fiction as demonstrated on the novel House Mother Normal by B. S. Johnson
Novotná, Denisa ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
This bachelor thesis explores the challenges of translating fiction written in English into Czech. In the practical part, a sample translation is presented of two sections from the 1971 experimental novel House Mother Normal by the English author B. S. Johnson. The theoretical part part discusses challenges encountered during the translation process: choice of register, polysemy and ambiguity, word play, medical terminology, and elements of foreign culture. Under each topic, examples from the novel are listed and commented on. The offered solutions are based on the translation theory developed by the Czech scholar Jiří Levý in the 1960s. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to our knowledge of the art of translation and to provide sources of inspiration for other translators. KEY WORDS translation, House Mother Normal, B. S. Johnson, experimental novel, English literature
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The Challenges of translating experimental fiction as demonstrated on the novel House Mother Normal by B. S. Johnson
Novotná, Denisa ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
This bachelor thesis explores the challenges of translating fiction written in English into Czech. In the practical part, a sample translation is presented of two sections from the 1971 experimental novel House Mother Normal by the English author B. S. Johnson. The theoretical part part discusses challenges encountered during the translation process: choice of register, polysemy and ambiguity, word play, medical terminology, and elements of foreign culture. Under each topic, examples from the novel are listed and commented on. The offered solutions are based on the translation theory developed by the Czech scholar Jiří Levý in the 1960s. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to our knowledge of the art of translation and to provide sources of inspiration for other translators. KEY WORDS translation, House Mother Normal, B. S. Johnson, experimental novel, English literature
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