Translated Literature in the Russian Culture of the 20th Century: Manipulation and Censorship
Переводная литература в русской культуре XX века: манипуляция и цензура
2018-01-01
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The article is devoted to the study of the phenomena of manipulation and censorship in the Russian literary culture of the 20 th century. Finding connection between institutional censorship, determined by the state policy in different countries and manipulation, the author identifies possible scenarios of conscious and unconscious manipulation. Based on the examples of the existing translations of fiction from English into Russian the manipulative strategies, used by translators to deal with the censorship restrictions are identified.
Key Findings
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Analysis of English-to-Russian fiction translations identifies translators’ manipulative strategies for navigating censorship restrictions.
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It links institutional censorship to state policies across different countries and distinguishes conscious from unconscious manipulation scenarios.
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The article examines how manipulation and censorship operated within Russian literary culture during the twentieth century.
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The study uses existing translated literary works to show how censorship shaped translation practices and outcomes.
Research Object
English-to-Russian literary translations within 20th-century Russian literary culture
Research Subject
Manipulation and censorship, including conscious and unconscious manipulative strategies used by translators to negotiate institutional censorship restrictions
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