Style, Translation, Theory: 'Lolita,' a Case Study

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Stil, prijevod, teorija: slučaj "Lolita"
• Author: Borna Karanušić
• Mentor: Tatjana Jukić-Gregurić (mentor)
• Mentor: Anera Ryznar (mentor)
• Committee member: Nataša Pavlović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Anera Ryznar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tatjana Jukić-Gregurić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Croatian language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Croatian Studies

Abstract

Discussing the study of translation as it relates to various disciplines, from comparative literature to philosophy and stylistics, in this paper I examine the philological and translatory practice of Vladimir Nabokov. Specifically, I discuss how translation and writing, for Nabokov, is inseparable from a specific philological engagement in annotation and commentary. This is further examined in the case of Nabokov’s two seminal works, his translation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin and his novel Lolita. By viewing these two works as exemplary texts which blur the line between translation and writing, or between analysis and synthesis, I further examine how Nabokov’s Lolita and Nabokov’s self-translation of the novel into Russian is reflected in the Croatian literary context. A detailed comparison of the Croatian translation of Lolita is provided, and a new, annotated translation of Lolita is proposed. Lastly, I provide a comparative reading of Nabokov’s Lolita and Antun Šoljan’s novel The Traitors in order to illuminate a thus far unacknowledged correlation between the two writers and translators.

Abstract (croatian)

Promatrajući prevođenje iz pozicije različitih disciplina, pa onda i adresirajući problem disciplinarnog opredjeljenja, bilo da je riječ o eksplicitno komparatističkom, filozofskom ili stilističkom čitanju, u ovome radu promatram filološku i prijevodnu praksu Vladimira Nabokova, posebice na primjeru njegova ključnog engleskog prijevoda Puškinova Evgenija Onjegina, te na primjeru njegova romana Lolita. Točnije, u radu promatram načine na koje prijevod u Nabokova ovisi o praksi anotacije i komentara te kako se ta ista anotacijska praksa zauzvrat instrumentalizira i u njegovu književnom radu. Nadalje promatram Nabokovljevu Lolitu u hrvatskom kontekstu i donosim usporedbu jedinoga cjelovitog hrvatskog prijevoda Lolite sve ne bih li istaknuo nužnost nova i anotirana prijevoda romana. Nakraju otvaram moguće dodirne točke između Nabokova i književnog i prijevodnog rada Antuna Šoljana te nudim usporedno čitanje Lolite i Šoljanova romana Izdajice s pretpostavkom da između tih dvaju autora i prevoditelja postoji dosad neuvažena poveznica.

• Keywords: translation; philology; theory; style; Nabokov; Pushkin; Eugene Onegin; Lolita; Šoljan; Crnković
• Keywords (croatian): prijevod; filologija; teorija; stil; Nabokov; Puškin; Evgenij Onjegin; Lolita; Šoljan; Crnković
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:574921
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Literature and Culture; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Study programme: Title: Croatian Language and Literature; specializations in: Linguistics, Literature, Teaching; Course: Literature; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-10-01 17:23:46