PRNJ002 Contrasting stylistic analysis of literary translations (German – Czech)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiřina Malá, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiřina Malá, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.21
Prerequisites
Stylistics I Stylistics II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is the contrastive stylistic analysis of the German literary texts (contemporary German literature f.e. of H. Müller, Elfriede Jelinek, Judith Hermann, Juli Zeh) and their translations into Czech. It will be focused on the more complicated stylistic elements and configurations such as compound words, metaphors, idioms, playing words, also life and institutions, stylistic registers, technical terms. To rewied is the adequacy of the translation.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
characterize and describe the style of the German writers in viewing the typical stylistic features
critical review of the adequacy of the translation from the view of scopos
propose the own translation
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into Stylistic text analysis
  • 2. Stylistic specification of literary texts
  • 3. Introduction into Translatology
  • 4. Specification of literary translation
  • 5. Style eöements and configurations
  • 6. Syntactic style configurations, idioms, "Wortspiele"
  • 7. Contrastive Analysis I-VI
  • 13. Contrastive Text Analysis for examen
Literature
    required literature
  • MALÁ, Jiřina. Stilistische Textanalyse: Grundlagen und Methoden (Stylistic Analysis of Text: base and methods). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 146 pp. Spisy MU v Brně, Filozofická fakulta, č. 385. ISBN 978-80-210-5040-2. info
    recommended literature
  • FIX, Ulla, Hannelore POETHE and Gabriele YOS. Textlinguistik und Stilistik für Einsteiger : ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. Edited by Ruth Geier. 3., durchgesehene Aufl. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2003, 236 s. ISBN 3631518293. info
    not specified
  • KOLLER, Werner. Einführung in die Übersetzungswissenschaft. Edited by Kjetil Berg Henjum. 8., neubearbeitete Aufl. Tübingen: A. Francke, 2011, viii, 349. ISBN 9783772083952. info
  • FIŠER, Zbyněk. Překlad jako kreativní proces. Teorie a praxe funkcionalistického překládání. (Translation as a Creative Process. The Theory and Practice of Functionalist Translating.). 1st ed. Brno: Host, 2009, 320 pp. Studium 28. ISBN 978-80-7294-343-2. info
  • FIŠER, Zbyněk. (ed) Literatur und Übersetzung. Bohemistische Studien. (Literature and Translating.). In HAUCK, Raija and Zbyněk FIŠER. Literatur und Übersetzung. Bohemistische Studien. 1st ed. Greifswald: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Slawistik., 2008, 164 pp. ISBN 978-3-86006-301-9. info
  • REISS, Katharina. Grundfragen der Übersetzungswissenschaft : Wiener Vorlesungen. Edited by Mary Snell-Hornby - Mira Kadrić. 2. Aufl. Wien: WUV - Universitätsverlag, 2000, 132 s. ISBN 3851142322. info
Teaching methods
lectures and class dicussions, 2 hours a week
Assessment methods
Written stylistic text analysis of the literary text and its translation into Czech
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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