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

Karanušić, Borna

master's thesis

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

Zagreb: University of Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019. urn:nbn:hr:131:574921

Karanušić, Borna

University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Croatian language and literature

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Karanušić, B. (2019). Style, Translation, Theory: 'Lolita,' a Case Study (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:574921

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Karanušić B. Style, Translation, Theory: 'Lolita,' a Case Study [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2019 [cited 2025 January 06] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:574921

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B. Karanušić, "Style, Translation, Theory: 'Lolita,' a Case Study", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2019. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:574921

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Title	Style, Translation, Theory: 'Lolita,' a Case Study
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.
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Keywords (croatian)
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)
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