%0 Journal Article
%T Czy potrzebny był nowy przekład baśni Andersena?
%A Sochańska, Bogusława
%J Przekładaniec
%V 2009
%N Numer 22-23 – Baśń w przekładzie
%P 97-129
%K adaptation, translation of proper names, translation of titles, translation in a series
%@ 1425-6851
%D 2011
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/przekladaniec/artykul/czy-potrzebny-byl-nowy-przeklad-basni-andersena
%X 
	Was a New Polish Translation of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Stories Necessary?
	A positive answer to the above question seems obvious after a critical analysis of the
	history of the reception of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales and stories in Poland
	in the second part of the 19th century and in the fi rst part of the 20th century. On the
	one hand, over a hundred years ago the writer was classifi ed as an author of exclusively
	children’s literature due to intended or unintended misinterpretations of the spirit of
	his prose. This classifi cation was then inherited by next generations of readers and
	translators. On the other hand, a huge number of various kinds of mistakes in translation
	depleted Andersen’s unique style. The analysis shows how Andersen’s narration was
	changed to traditional literary style (especially when it came to dialogues); how humour
	and irony were either overlooked, misunderstood or judged improper for children; how
	translators miscomprehended Danish grammar and vocabulary; and how little attention
	was paid to the consistency of the text.
	The effect is a narration which is “too sweet,” often lengthy, boring, and at times
	illogical. The analysis compares selected examples from the most recent complete
	edition of 167 fairy tales and stories translated from Danish by Boguslawa Sochanska
	(2006) with the previous complete edition (of 155 fairytales and stories) translated from
	German by Stefania Beylin and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, whose work has enjoyed high
	recognition for 50 years. The detailed discussion of mistakes and misunderstandings
	in Polish translations done from German also illustrates typical diffi culties that appear
	when translating Andersen’s prose. Therefore, the article points out similar problems
	with giving Andersen’s prose its proper shape in the most recent Polish edition.