ID:
57277-ENG
Dettaglio:
SSD: Slavic Studies
Duration: 36
CFU: 6
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
INTERCULTURAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - 57-R-EN/PERCORSO COMUNE Year: 1
Year:
2025
Course of Philological Translation from Russian Texts: Criticism, Fiction and Poetry
Course Objectives:
To develop advanced skills in the philological translation of Russian texts, with a focus on criticism, fiction and poetry.
To deepen knowledge of the linguistic, stylistic and cultural peculiarities of Russian texts.
Acquire critical tools for analysing and interpreting the original texts and their translations.
To perfect the skills of textual analysis and comparison between different versions.
Promote a rigorous and conscious approach to translation as a philological and critical activity.
Bachelor's Degree in Languages with examinations in Russian Language and Literature
Methodology
Lectures with analysis of original and translated texts
Practical exercises in translation and commentary
Comparison of different versions and critical discussion
Group work and individual insights
Use of digital and specialised bibliographic resources
Assessment:
Active participation in discussions and exercises (20%)
Annotated translations and written analysis (40%)
Presentation of final project (20%)
Final written examination (20%)
Course programme:
1. Introduction to philological translation
Definition and objectives of philological translation
The relationship between original text and translation: critical and methodological aspects
Tools and resources for translation and textual analysis
2. Russian literary criticism and fundamental texts
Overview of Russian narrative and poetic criticism
Analysis of twentieth-century Russian critical and theoretical texts (e.g. Tynjanov, Tomaševskij, Bakhtin)
3. Russian fiction: authors and texts
Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Turgenev: analysis of significant passages
Translation techniques of narrative texts: style, register, cultural nuances
Practical exercises in translation and comparison of versions
4. Russian poetry: authors and texts
Pushkin, Lermontov, Akhmatova, Mayakovsky: analysis of emblematic poems
Stylistic and metrical characteristics of Russian poetry
Translation of poetry: technical and interpretative aspects
5. Philological translation of critical, narrative and poetic texts
Philological approach to translation: text analysis, commentary and comparison
The rendering of stylistic and cultural nuances
Practical exercises in translation and critical commentary
6. Revision and version comparison
Revision and editing techniques for translations
Comparative analysis between different translations of the same text
7. Final project
Translation and commentary of a critical, narrative or poetic text chosen by the students
Presentation and class discussion
Students with special educational or physical needs should discuss this with the Professor as soon as possible so that appropriate solutions can be formulated.