Abstract

In my diploma thesis I have translated and analysed a theatre play Butterflies are free written by Leonrad Gershe in 1969. The play was originally translated into Czech by Ivo T. Havlů in 1972. While comparing Havlůs translation to mine I have particularly focused on renovating the language means. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the theory of a dramatic text and with the theory of translating a dramatic text. Within the dramatic text I have listed the essential components of any dramatic piece. Within translating a dramatic text I have explained the procedure of translating a drama and the differences between translating a dramatic piece and a novel. The practical part includes the translation of the first act of the play Butterflies are free and the analysis and comparison of Havlůs and my translation. …víceméně