Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Pacek, Anamarija

master's thesis

Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. urn:nbn:hr:142:207653

Pacek, Anamarija

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Pacek, A. (2021). Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:207653

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Pacek, Anamarija. "Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:207653

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Pacek, A. (2021). 'Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 25 November 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:207653

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Pacek A. Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2021 [cited 2024 November 25] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:207653

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A. Pacek, "Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2021. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:207653

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Title	Translating Children's Adventure Novels: A Case Study of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Title (croatian)	Prevođenje dječjih pustolovnih romana: analiza Pustolovina Huckleberryja Finna Marka Twaina
Author	Anamarija Pacek
Mentor	Marija Omazić (mentor)
Mentor	Romana Čačija (sumentor)
Committee member	Marija Omazić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member	Dubravka Vidaković Erdeljić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member	Goran Schmidt (član povjerenstva)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2021-07-12, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Children’s literature is an area that is being increasingly studied nowadays, and one of the main tasks translators of children’s literature face is to reach children’s consciousness, which then greatly influences their attitudes, reflections and perspectives. Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has long been considered one of the most important adventure novels intended for elementary school children. The aim of this paper is to describe children’s literature, as well as its translations and to point to specific problems and possible deviations that can be found in translation using the example of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with regard to controversial characters and plot, but also the time period in which the novel was written. The paper is divided into four main parts. The first part elaborates on the concept of children’s literature, its history and categorization, the second refers to the norms and principles of translating children’s literature, including children’s adventure novels, while the third and the fourth part deal with the novel itself, that is, the problems of translating dialects, the language of uneducated characters, cultural aspects and satire that the entire novel abounds in. In addition, translations from 1985, 2004 and 2018 are compared and analyzed.
Abstract (croatian)	Dječja književnost područje je koje se danas sve više proučava, a jedan je od glavnih zadataka prevoditelja dječje književnosti doprijeti do dječje svijesti koja potom uvelike utječe na oblikovanje njihovih stavova, promišljanja i pogleda na svijet. Twainov roman Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna već se dugo smatra jednim od najvažnijih pustolovnih romana namijenjenih djeci osnovnoškolskog uzrasta. Cilj je ovog rada opisati dječju književnost i njezine prijevode te na primjeru romana Pustolovine Huckleberryja Finna ukazati na određene probleme i moguća odstupanja koja se mogu pronaći u prijevodu s obzirom na kontroverzne likove i radnju, ali i samo vremensko razdoblje u kojemu je roman napisan. Rad je podijeljen u četiri glavna dijela. U prvom se detaljno razrađuje pojam dječje književnosti, njezina povijest i kategorizacija, drugi se odnosi na norme i načela prevođenja dječje književnosti, uključujući i dječje pustolovne romane, dok se treći i četvrti dio odnose na sam roman, odnosno probleme prevođenja dijalekata, govora neobrazovanih likova, kulturalnih aspekata i satire kojom je prožeto cijelo djelo. Osim toga, uspoređuju se i analiziraju prijevodi iz 1985., 2004. i 2018. godine.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:207653
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology Course: Philology 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: Hungarian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Communication Training Course: Communication Training Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra mađarskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra mađarskog jezika i književnosti)
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