Title Bakhtin and translation studies : theoretical extensions and connotations / by Amith Kumar P.V

Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) Contents Introduction: why Bakhtin? -- Translation and dialogism -- "Indirect discourse" of Voloshinov and translatability -- Translating polyphonies of lyric poetry -- Translating a polyphonic novel -- Cultural encounters and dialogism -- Conclusion or anti-closure: towards an "architectonics" for translation and cultural encounters Summary This book investigates the process of translation in light of the dialogical principles proposed by the Russian literary theorist and philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin. It problematizes interlingual translations by questioning the two extreme tendencies in translation; namely, complete target-orientedness on the one hand, and close imitation of the source-text on the other. In the field of cultural encounters, it envisages a Bakhtinian model which is proposed as an alternative to the existing interpretations that discuss the cultural subtleties when two different cultures encounter each other. The overall framework of the book is Bakhtinian, that is, it adopts a dialogic approach, and its main focus is the examination of a Western theoretical formulation through examples from Indian literatures and cultural situations. Such an extension of Bakhtin's ideas, especially to explore examples from Indian literary, cultural and translational fields, has not yet received sufficient attention. The study is not only a unique endeavour in filling up the lacunae, but also draws Bakhtin closer to the Indian literary condition Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Bakhtin, M. M. (Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich), 1895-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Bakhtin, M. M. (Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich), 1895-1975 fast Subject Philology. Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. Literature -- Aesthetics. Subject (Philosophy) in literature. Intersubjectivity in literature. Dialogism (Literary analysis) Philology philology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative. Dialogism (Literary analysis) Intersubjectivity in literature Literature -- Aesthetics Literature -- Theory, etc. Philology Subject (Philosophy) in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781443887403 1443887404

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