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The History of Translation
Theory Development in Russia
Copyright © 2010 Elena Kryachun & Valeriya Kalinichenko, PR-06-2
All Rights Reserved.
Kievan Rus’, IX century
Saints Cyril and Methodius
•New Testament
•Psalter
•Prayer book
Much less over-literal rendering
Flavius Josephus's
Books of the History
of the Jewish War
against the Romans
Maximus the Greek
XVI century
•Translating with
comments
•Editing the existing
translations
•Writing about
the translation art
Translators of the XVIIth Century
• Foreigners
• Monks (Epifany
Slavinetsky, Arsenios the
Greek, Dionysius the
Greek)
• Part-time translators
• Translators by birth
(Andrey Matveyev, Prince
Kropotkin)
XVIII cent.
“intelligible content”
“Translations are
the source for
language enriching”
Peter I the Great
“Russian Assembly”
first professional translators organization
(Petersburg Academy of Science, 1735)
Mikhail Lomonosov
Vasily Trediakovsky
Alexander Sumarokov
Official School of Foreign Languages
under St.Petesburg Academy of Sciences
•Latin
•German
•French
Translation as a form of creativity
The first samples of poetic translation
“Voyage de l'Ile d'Amour” written by P. Tallemant,
translated by Vasily Trediakovsky
“Epistles” written by Horace,
translated by Antiochus Kantemir
XIX century or the Golden Age
Nikolay Karamzin Vasily Zhukovsky
XIX century or the Golden Age
Alexander Pushkin Mikhail Lermontov
World Literature Publishing House
1918-1924
initiated by Maxim Gorky
• Mikhail Lozinsky
• Tatiana Schepkina-Kupernik
• Samuil Marshak
• Nikolai Liubimov
• Evgeniia Kalashnikova
translated such prominent writers and poets as
Honoré de Balzac, Anatole France, Stendhal, Heinrich
Heine, Friedrich Schiller, George Byron, Charles
Dickens, Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain etc.
The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
The Institute’s curriculum
comprises the course of
Humanities, seminars on
different kinds and genres
of fiction (prose, poetry,
drama), Literary critic,
Publisizm and Translating
of fiction. Today many
famous writers hold
master-classes at the
If earlier translators’ activity was
considered only in connection with
translation of fiction, today, their
role changed dramatically in terms
of social importance. Translation of
specialized texts
•informative,
•economic,
•legal,
•technical,
•advertizing etc.
became more relevant.
XXI century and new challenges
Thank You for
your Attention!
Have a Nice Day!

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History of translation_theory_development_in_russia

  • 1. The History of Translation Theory Development in Russia Copyright © 2010 Elena Kryachun & Valeriya Kalinichenko, PR-06-2 All Rights Reserved.
  • 2. Kievan Rus’, IX century Saints Cyril and Methodius •New Testament •Psalter •Prayer book
  • 3. Much less over-literal rendering Flavius Josephus's Books of the History of the Jewish War against the Romans
  • 4. Maximus the Greek XVI century •Translating with comments •Editing the existing translations •Writing about the translation art
  • 5. Translators of the XVIIth Century • Foreigners • Monks (Epifany Slavinetsky, Arsenios the Greek, Dionysius the Greek) • Part-time translators • Translators by birth (Andrey Matveyev, Prince Kropotkin)
  • 6. XVIII cent. “intelligible content” “Translations are the source for language enriching” Peter I the Great
  • 7. “Russian Assembly” first professional translators organization (Petersburg Academy of Science, 1735) Mikhail Lomonosov Vasily Trediakovsky Alexander Sumarokov
  • 8. Official School of Foreign Languages under St.Petesburg Academy of Sciences •Latin •German •French
  • 9. Translation as a form of creativity The first samples of poetic translation “Voyage de l'Ile d'Amour” written by P. Tallemant, translated by Vasily Trediakovsky “Epistles” written by Horace, translated by Antiochus Kantemir
  • 10. XIX century or the Golden Age Nikolay Karamzin Vasily Zhukovsky
  • 11. XIX century or the Golden Age Alexander Pushkin Mikhail Lermontov
  • 12. World Literature Publishing House 1918-1924 initiated by Maxim Gorky • Mikhail Lozinsky • Tatiana Schepkina-Kupernik • Samuil Marshak • Nikolai Liubimov • Evgeniia Kalashnikova translated such prominent writers and poets as Honoré de Balzac, Anatole France, Stendhal, Heinrich Heine, Friedrich Schiller, George Byron, Charles Dickens, Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain etc.
  • 13. The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute The Institute’s curriculum comprises the course of Humanities, seminars on different kinds and genres of fiction (prose, poetry, drama), Literary critic, Publisizm and Translating of fiction. Today many famous writers hold master-classes at the
  • 14. If earlier translators’ activity was considered only in connection with translation of fiction, today, their role changed dramatically in terms of social importance. Translation of specialized texts •informative, •economic, •legal, •technical, •advertizing etc. became more relevant. XXI century and new challenges
  • 15. Thank You for your Attention! Have a Nice Day!