Stylistic Issues in Translations of Modern Literary Texts: Enhancing Baker’s (1996) Model through Beckett’s Malone Dies

مریم حسین‌پور; محمود افروز

نویسندگان

مریم حسین‌پور ^📧 دانش‌آموختۀ کارشناسی ارشد، گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشکده زبان¬های خارجی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
محمود افروز دانشگاه اصفهان

چکیده

هدف تحقیق حاضر بررسی راهبردهای ترجمۀ سبک در گذر زمان و ارتقاء مدلهای کنونی است. بدین منظور، ساموئل بکت، یکی از نویسندگان برجستۀ قرن بیستم، که دارای سبک منحصربهفردی است، انتخاب گردید. رمان مشهور وی، مالون میمیرد، به همراه سه ترجمه فارسی آن به قلم کیانوش (1347)، نوید (1383) و سمی (1394) پیکره تحقیق را تشکیل میدهند. در این پژوهش، متن انگلیسی با سه ترجمۀ آن با استفاده از مدل بیکر (1996) به شیوه تطبیقی بررسی و از منظر مسائل سبکی تحلیل شد. این الگو شامل «سادهسازی، تصریح، طبیعیسازی و متوازنسازی» است. بر اساس یافتهها، سادهسازی و تصریح در مجموع بیشترین فراوانی را داشتند. راهبرد اول برای کیانوش و نوید، و راهبرد دوم برای سمی بیشترین کاربرد را داشته است. طبق نتایج به دستآمده، تأثیر گذر زمان بر انتخاب راهبردها قابل چشم‌پوشی نیست. همچنین، چهار راهبرد دیگر، تحت عنوان «حفظ، تحریف، بیگانهسازی و حذف»، برای ارتقاء مدل بیکر شناسایی گردید.

کلمات راهنما:

Style, literary translation, Beckett’s Malone Dies, translation strategies, Baker’s (1996) model, Baker’s (1996) model, Beckett’s Malone Dies, literary translation, style, translation strategies

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