Abstracts
Abstract
This article, dealing with the translation of Postholocaust Yiddish poetry into non-Jewish languages like French, English and German, must necessarily sketch in a linguistic, literary and social background to prepare the ground for the complete understanding of the special task involved in the rendering of Jewish expression. (Conversion into Hebrew presents a far different challenge, described in a related study). Discussed here are literary movements like European Expressionism and Yiddish “Introspectivism” as practiced in the United States as well as the linguistic basis of these in Yiddish speech and poetic prosody and embodied in the translations of Cynthia Ozick (English), Charles Dobzynski (French) and Gabriele Kohlbauer-Fritz (German).
Key words:
- culture,
- expressionism,
- Holocaust,
- introspectivism,
- exile
Résumé
Cet article traite de la traduction de la poésie yiddish après l’holocauste en des langues telles que le français, l’anglais et l’allemand et doit pour ce faire tisser une toile de fond linguistique, littéraire et sociale permettant de mieux comprendre les particularités de l'expression juive et de son interprétation. (La conversion en hébreu, discutée dans une étude apparentée, présente des obstacles différents.) Sont également examinés des mouvements littéraires comme l’expressionisme européen et l’« introspectivisme » yiddish américain ainsi que la parole yiddish et sa prosodie dans les traductions de Cynthia Ozick (anglais), Charles Dobzynski (français) et Gabriele Kohlbauer-Fritz (allemand).
Mots-clés:
- culture,
- expressionisme,
- holocauste,
- introspectivisme,
- exil
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