Translating the mindset of a society – reacting to the provocative ideas conveyed in The Queen and I by Sue Townsend
Перевод менталитета общества – реакции на провокационные идеи в романе «Королева и я» Сью Таунсенд
2016-12-13
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This article is an analysis of the survey which I conducted to obtain data necessary for my BA thesis. Its goal was to compare the reactions of the Britons and Poles to the provocative ideas presented in 1992 novel by Sue Townsend The Queen and I. The article includes comments provided by the participants, which were taken into consideration in the analysis. The results show that although the translator’s paratext is sometimes inevitable, although it may only fill the gaps in the readers’ knowledge – it will not provoke the same emotional reaction as the original.
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Findings indicate translator’s paratext can fill readers' knowledge gaps but cannot elicit the same emotional reaction as the original.
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Participant comments were included and considered in the analysis of reactions.
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Survey compared British and Polish readers' reactions to provocative ideas in Sue Townsend's The Queen and I.
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The translator’s interventions are sometimes inevitable to convey context to different audiences.
Research Object
Reactions of British and Polish readers to Sue Townsend's novel The Queen and I (1992)
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Comparison of emotional and interpretive responses to the novel's provocative ideas and the role of translator's paratext in mediating those reactions
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