A Comparative Analysis of Violence Descriptions Based on Polish Translations of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31261/PLS.2024.14.01

Keywords:

Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca, Polish translations, violence

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyse the representation of violence in Polish translations of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. Du Maurier’s novel has been translated into Polish twice, by Wanda Wasilewska in 1939 and by Eleonora Romanowicz-Podoska in 1958. Katarzyna Jaworska-Biskup focuses on selected passages, i.e., scenes which depict violence. These scenes are private encounters between Mrs Danvers, a villain, and Max de Winter’s second wife. An attempt is made to assess how Polish translators have conveyed the novel’s depictions of violence in terms of the strategies and techniques used in translation.

Author Biography

Katarzyna Jaworska-Biskup, University of Szczecin

KATARZYNA JAWORSKA-BISKUP | dr hab., adiunkt w Instytucie Literatury i Nowych Mediów Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego. Jej zainteresowania naukowe koncentrują się na przekładzie literackim, literaturze walijskiej i prawie w literaturze. Obecne badania dotyczą polskich przekładów twórczości Daphne du Maurier.

 

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2024-09-28

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Jaworska-Biskup, K. (2024). A Comparative Analysis of Violence Descriptions Based on Polish Translations of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938). Przekłady Literatur Słowiańskich [Translations of Slavic Literatures], 14, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.31261/PLS.2024.14.01

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