Dostoevsky as a Translator of Balzac (Hardcover)

The focus of this study in comparative criticism is close analysis of Dostoevsky's first literary publication-his 1844 translation of the first edition of Balzac's Eug nie Grandet (1834)-and the stylistic choices that he made as a young writer while working on Balzac's novel. Through the prism of close reading, the author analyzes Dostoevsky's 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's free translation of Eugenie Grandet predicts the creation of his own literary characters, themes, and other aspects of his literary output that are now recognized as Dostoevsky's signature style. It investigates the changes that Dostoevsky made while working on Balzac's text and analyzes the complex transplantation of Balzac's imagery, motifs, and character portraiture from Eugenie Grandet into Dostoevsky's own writing later on.

General

Imprint:	Academic Studies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Comparative Literature and Intellectual History
Release date:	June 2023
Authors:	Julia Titus
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	154
ISBN-13:	978-1-64469-779-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-64469-779-3
Barcode:	9781644697795

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