<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The complexity of Lucian Blaga’s poetry is a matter of common knowledge. Part of this complexity is related to the elements of prosody that Blaga skilfully employs, to say nothing of the philosophical vein which infuses his writings, and which derives, understandably, from his philosophical work. Mention should also be made of the lyrical character of Blaga’s dramatic works, which adds significantly to the effort of translating his writings into English, or any other language for that matter. In what follows, we intend to offer a bird’s eye view of the volumes that have been translated into English and to analyse a selection of poems comparatively, in order to signal challenges and discrepancies, born in the process of transferring literary material from Romanian to English, and to point out what has been lost, and, if that be the case, what has been gained in the translation process.</p></abstract>

The complexity of Lucian Blaga’s poetry is a matter of common knowledge. Part of this complexity is related to the elements of prosody that Blaga skilfully employs, to say nothing of the philosophical vein which infuses his writings, and which derives, understandably, from his philosophical work. Mention should also be made of the lyrical character of Blaga’s dramatic works, which adds significantly to the effort of translating his writings into English, or any other language for that matter. In what follows, we intend to offer a bird’s eye view of the volumes that have been translated into English and to analyse a selection of poems comparatively, in order to signal challenges and discrepancies, born in the process of transferring literary material from Romanian to English, and to point out what has been lost, and, if that be the case, what has been gained in the translation process.

A Comparative Analysis of Translations of Lucian Blaga’s Poetry into English

East-West Cultural Passage

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The complexity of Lucian Blaga’s poetry is a matter of common knowledge. Part of this complexity is related to the elements of prosody that Blaga skilfully...

A Comparative Analysis of Translations of Lucian Blaga’s Poetry into English

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 124 - 144

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2020-0007

Keywords
comparative analysis, Lucian Blaga’s poetry, challenges, unbalance, fidelity, figures of speech, ambiguity, lyricism, rhyme, rhythm, polysemy

© 2020 Alexandra Mitrea, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Comparative Analysis of Translations of Lucian Blaga’s Poetry into English

Published Online: Jan 29, 2021

Page range: 124 - 144

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2020-0007

Keywordscomparative analysis, Lucian Blaga’s poetry, challenges, unbalance, fidelity, figures of speech, ambiguity, lyricism, rhyme, rhythm, polysemy

© 2020 Alexandra Mitrea, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
comparative analysis, Lucian Blaga’s poetry, challenges, unbalance, fidelity, figures of speech, ambiguity, lyricism, rhyme, rhythm, polysemy