«СЛУЖБОВЦІ» В УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ХУДОЖНІХ ПЕРЕКЛАДАХ ПЕРІОДУ 1920-30-Х РОКІВ (на матеріалі скорочених перекладів-переказів Е. Збарської)

Abstract

The article pioneers introduction of the noun “sluzhba” (job, service) and its derivative “sluzhbovets’” (an official) into the free and abridged translations by E.Zbars’ka of James Oliver Curwood’s works “Kazan” and “Baree, son of Kazan”. The noun “sluzhba” is introduced into the translation by means of paraphrase, its derivative “sluzhbovets’” is introduced into the translation by means of translation transformation of concretization. The introduction of the noun “sluzhba” into the translations by E.Zbars’ka of James Oliver Curwood’s works could be caused by some peculiarities of E.Zbars’ka individual translating style. Also it could be caused by the then tendency for the domestication of translations, which, in its turn, might be caused by the then so called “iron curtain”. The usage of the noun “sluzhba” and the derivatives in the works of the then translated literature (free and abridged translations by E.Zbars’ka) is being compared to the usage of the noun “sluzhba” and its derivatives in the works of the then national literature (the works of Valeriyan Pidmohylnyi, Mike Yohansen and Mikhail Zoshchenko). An attempt is being made to explain the introduction of the noun “sluzhbovets’” into E.Zbars’ka’s translation by the then professional and social composition of the population in the country of the source language. Also an attempt is being made to explain the usage of the noun “sluzhba” and its derivatives in the works of the then translated literature as well as in the works of the then national literature from the point of view of literary polysystem theory by Itamar Even-Zohar. Prospects for research are to continue the study of the 1920-30’s Ukrainian translation heritage, namely the study of Ukrainian literary free and abridged translations of the 1920-30’s, the study of their similarities and of their connection with the then Ukrainian national literature.