(Re-)Translating Zich's Aesthetics into English : a work in progress

KAČER, Tomáš and David DROZD. (Re-)Translating Zich's Aesthetics into English : a work in progress. Theatralia. Masarykova univerzita, 2020, vol. 23, No 1, p. 199-213. ISSN 1803-845X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/TY2020-1-19.

Basic information

• Original name: (Re-)Translating Zich's Aesthetics into English : a work in progress
• Authors: KAČER, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and David DROZD (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Theatralia, Masarykova univerzita, 2020, 1803-845X.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 60403 Performing arts studies
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: Journal Website URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/20:00114173
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/TY2020-1-19
• Keywords in English: Theatre semiotics; translation studies; theatre aesthetics
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The article analyzes an unpublished 1980s translation of Zich's The Aesthetics of Dramatic Art by Samuel Kostomlatský and Ivo Osolsobě, compares it with a recent re-translation by Pavel Drábek and Tomáš Kačer (to be published in 2020), and identifies the most problematic points in translating concepts of theatre semiotic, which change the theoretical grounding in the course of time.

Links

• GA16-20335S, research and development project: Name: Divadlo jako syntéza uměni: Otakar Zich v kontextu moderní vědy a dnešní potenciál jeho konceptů (Acronym: ZICHDIVADLO)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation