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Humanitarian sciences in Siberia

2005 year, number

The typical places and the epic formulas of the heroic epos literature in the translation aspect.

Limorenko, U.V.
The institute of philology of the SB RAS, Novosibirsk

Abstract

The author analyses the problem of translation of the typical places and the stable formulas of the heroic epos literature which are the ones of the most important elements of the poetics of epic text. Some peculiarities of the typical places, which call for a special attention of translator, are singled out too. They are: the extent of the stability of the typical places, as well as the character and volume of its varying. The reflection of such peculiarities of the typical places in translation will allow one to transmit the proper specificity of the epic style.