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Publication details [#18872]

Even-Zohar, Itamar. 1978. The position of translated literature within the literary polysystem. In Holmes, James S., José Lambert and Raymond van den Broeck, eds. Literature and translation: new perspectives in literary studies. Leuven: Acco. pp. 117–127.

Publication type

Article in jnl/bk

Publication language

English

Keywords

creativity | literary approach=literary discourse=literature | polysystem theory=system theory | strategy=procedure

Abstract

This article is an attempt to explain why translation is sometimes epigonic and sometimes innovative. The main idea is that the (central or peripheral) position of translated literature within the target polysystem determines translation strategies and the notion of translation. Generally speaking, when translation occupies a peripheral position it will be more conservative, whereas when it is placed at the centre, it will tend to be more innovative.

Source : BITRA/J. Franco

Translations

Even-Zohar, Itamar. 1987. Yazinsal 'polisistem' içinde çeviri yazinin durumu [The position of translated literature within the literary polysystem]. Adam 14 : 59–67.

Even-Zohar, Itamar. 1995. La posizione della letteratura tradotta all'interno del polisistema letterario [The position of translated literature within the literary polysystem]. In : 225–238.

Reprints

Even-Zohar, Itamar. 1978. The position of translated literature within the literary polysystem. In Even-Zohar, Itamar, ed. Papers in historical poetics (Papers on Poetics and Semiotics 8). Tel Aviv: Porter Institute. pp. 21–28.

Even-Zohar, Itamar. 1990. The position of translated literature within the literary polysystem. Poetics Today 11 (1) : 45–51.