Polish literature in major British translation prizes

Antony Hoyte-West

doi:10.15584/tik.2024.3

Autor

Antony Hoyte-West Independent scholar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4410-6520

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15584/tik.2024.3

Słowa kluczowe:

literatura polska w przekładzie, Międzynarodowa Nagroda Bookera, Oxfordzka Nagroda Weidenfelda, Nagroda dla Tłumaczeń Literatury Kobiecej Uniwersytetu Warwick, Nagroda Literacka Europejskiego Banku Odbudowy i Rozwoju

Abstrakt

Artykuł omawia przeglądowo miejsce anglojęzycznych tłumaczeń literatury polskiej pośród prac nagradzanych w czterech najważniejszych brytyjskich konkursach dla przekładów literackich: Międzynarodowej Nagrodzie Bookera, Oxfordzkiej Nagrodzie Weidenfelda, Nagrodzie dla Tłumaczeń Literatury Kobiecej Uniwersytetu Warwick oraz Nagrodzie Literackiej Europejskiego Banku Odbudowy i Rozwoju (EBOR). Część wstępna artykułu obejmuje szkicowe uwagi o obecności języka i kultury polskiej w Zjednoczonym Królestwie oraz kluczowe wiadomości o specyfice brytyjskich nagród literackich. Następnie miejsce tłumaczeń literatury polskiej na listach utworów zgłoszonych i finalnie wyróżnionych omówione jest na podstawie informacji udostępnianych przez organizatorów konkursów w oficjalnych źródłach internetowych. Ich analiza uwzględnia zakres danych odnoszący się do wybranych tekstów literackich, autorów(-ek) polskich oryginałów, tłumaczy i wydawców

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