Translations by Brian Friel

THE CHALLENGE OF TRANSLATING BRIAN FRIELS commentaryS by Federica Mazzara and Dimitra Philippopoulou CONTENTS INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________________________ 3 BRIAN FRIEL AND definitionS __________________________________________________ 4 TRANSLATIONS THEMES __________________________________________________________ 6 THE CHALLENGE OF TRANSLATING TRANSLATIONS __________________________________ 9 ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF AN withdraw FROM BRIAN FRIELS TRANSLATIONS___________ 12 GREEK TRANSLATION OF AN EXTRACT FROM BRIAN FRIELS TRANSLATIONS ___________ 18 BIBLIOGRAPHY __________________________________________________________________ 24 INTRODUCTION «Translations is a advance(a) classic» (Daily Telegraph). «[...] The most deeply k nonty with Ireland but as well the most universal: haunting and hard, musical and erudite, bitter and forgiving, both(prenominal) praise and lament»1 (Sunday Times). In our es say we throw in Brian Friels Translations starting from some(prenominal) historical data and we pass away on to an analysis of the major motives presented in the play. Because interpreting holds a special place among them, we pay specific anxiety to the conception of translation, as Friel sees it: as metaphor of Irishness.

Later on, we hold taboo our strategy in translating an extract of this work, explaining in as more enlarge as possible why we adopt the prefatorial rationale of Skopos theory. Firstly, we present the unusual nature of the play, which plays with Irish and side of meat on stage. Secondly, we imbibe our purpose, which is ! to maintain the original setting, in the sense that we do not acculturate it. We feel that it is important to cover English as the theme of the play, changing of course the medium, since we turn in it using the Italian and the Greek language. Finally, we incorporate our individual translations with some commentary. 1 Friel, B. 1981. Translations (London: Faber&Faber). (Back cover)....If you want to get a full essay, prescribe it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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