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A Study of Japanese Literature's Translatability

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06610481
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 文学一般(含文学論・比較文学)・西洋古典
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

OHSAWA Yoshihiro  The University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences, Professor, 教養学部, 教授 (00107418)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
KeywordsNatsume Soseki / "Ten Nights of Dream" / Translation Study / English Translation / Korean Translation / ナラトロジー
Research Abstract

This study has been able to show that there are remarkable differences between japanese literature and its translations both in English and Korean.The investigator initially focuses on the comparison between Natsume Soseki's "Ten Nights of Dream" and its English and Korean translations. Comparing two English translations and two Korean counterparts with the Japanese original, the investigator discovers noteworthy differences in principles of translation. Generally speaking, both English and Korean translations give top priority to the literary quality of translations and regard its faithfulness to the original as secondary, which is a rare phenomenon in Japanese translations. The investigator also discerns a strong unity of tense in Korean works of art by adopting a comparative viewpoint. The above-stated results have been published in the paper "The Seventh Night in Soseki's "Ten Nights of Dream" : A Comparison of the Japanese, English, and Korean Versions."

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All Other

All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] 大澤吉博: "言語の間の「夢十夜」第7夜-日本語,英語,韓国語テクストを比較して-" 比較文学研究. 68. 54-71 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ohsawa, Yoshihiro: ""The Seventh Night in Soseki's "Ten Nights of Dream" : A Comparison of the Japanese, English, and Korean Versions."" Journal of Comparative Studies. No.68. 54-71 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 大澤吉博(編): "テクストの発見" 中央公論社, 446 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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