<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Translating haiku requires some sense of context. This article examines three elements of that context: seasonal words, the society in which haiku are produced, and prose (such as journal or short story). Behind the haiku there is a particular community in which poet and reader are close to each other, allowing the haiku to communicate more than their literal meaning. Taking this into consideration facilitates their translation.</p></abstract>

Translating haiku requires some sense of context. This article examines three elements of that context: seasonal words, the society in which haiku are produced, and prose (such as journal or short story). Behind the haiku there is a particular community in which poet and reader are close to each other, allowing the haiku to communicate more than their literal meaning. Taking this into consideration facilitates their translation.

Questions de création poétique dans la traduction des haïkus

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Translating haiku requires some sense of context. This article examines three elements of that context: seasonal words, the society in which haiku are...

Questions de création poétique dans la traduction des haïkus

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 131 - 147

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2018-0008

Keywords
poetic translation, haiku, seasonal words, co-creation, poetry and prose

© 2018 Yuya Yokota, published by Sciendo

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

Questions de création poétique dans la traduction des haïkus

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 131 - 147

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2018-0008

Keywordspoetic translation, haiku, seasonal words, co-creation, poetry and prose

© 2018 Yuya Yokota, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
poetic translation, haiku, seasonal words, co-creation, poetry and prose