Dostoevsky as a Translator of Balzac

Name: Dostoevsky as a Translator of Balzac
Brand: Academic Studies Press

Academic Studies Press

The focus of this study in comparative criticism is close analysis of Dostoevsky\u2019s first literary publication\u2014his 1844 translation of the first edition of Balzac\u2019s Eug\u0435\u0301nie Grandet (1834)\u2014and the stylistic choices that he made as a young writer while working on Balzac\u2019s novel. Through the prism of close reading, the author analyzes Dostoevsky\u2019s literary debut in the context of his future mature aesthetic style and poetics. Comparing the original and the translation side by side, this book focuses on the omissions, additions and substitutions that Dostoevsky brought into the text. It demonstrates how young Dostoevsky\u2019s free translation of Eug\u00E9nie Grandet predicts the creation of his own literary characters, themes, and other aspects of his literary output that are now recognized as\n\nDostoevsky as a Translator of Balzac\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked;