Street Names in Translation – the (In)Significance of Hodonyms in the English Translation of Zygmunt Miłoszewski’s Gniew
Abstract
This article explores the role of hodonyms and effects of their translation in Antonia Lloyd-Jones’s English translation of Zygmunt Miłoszewski’s Gniew (2014). The crime fiction novel’s action takes place in Olsztyn and includes numerous source culture references, the main focus of this article being the hodonyms present in the text and their role in culture-creating and achieving immersion. The article examines the conflict between commercial success and cultural representation by analysing select passages containing toponyms – namely street names – and commenting on the loss of cultural signifiers. It also takes into consideration the overall position of peripheral literatures in the European polysystem.
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Zygmunt Miłoszewski, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, polysystem, hodonym, crime fiction, translationLiteraturhinweise
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