A Case Study on Translating Allusions in T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

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A Case Study on Translating Allusions in T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Yazarlar:

İlknur Baytar

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Çeviri ve Yorum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı II, pp.507-520

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332508

pISSN:

2548-0502

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Özet:

 Allusions are expressions seen in literary works and they are typically interconnected with cultural aspects. Thus, transferring allusions are tough for translators. With respect to this, this study will focus on finding out the ways the translator translated the allusions into Turkish and the strategies favored most by the translator. Hence, the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot, and its Turkish translation titled J. Alfred Prufrockun Aşk Şarkısı were analyzed. Before identifying the translation strategies, the allusions identified are categorized by means of the classification of allusions that are proper-name PN and key-phrase KP allusions put forward by Ritva Leppihalme 1997. Moreover, the way that allusions are translated and the translation strategies preferred by the translator were decided according to the strategies put forward by Leppihalme 1997. According to the results, a total of 13 allusions were found in the poem. 3 of them were PN and 10 of them were KP allusions. As for the preferred strategies to transfer PN allusions, the translator utilized only the retention of name strategy but the translator didnt use replacement of name by another and omission of name strategies. To translate the 10 KP allusions, the translator used the minimum changeliteral translation, re-creation, reduction of the allusion to sense by rephrasal, replacement by a preformed TL item strategies. However, the translator didnt employ use of a standard translation, extra-allusive guidance, the use of footnotesendnotes, simulated familiarity or internal marking and omission of the allusion strategies.

 Allusions are expressions seen in literary works and they are typically interconnected with cultural aspects. Thus, transferring allusions are tough for translators. With respect to this, this study will focus on finding out the ways the translator translated the allusions into Turkish and the strategies favored most by the translator. Hence, the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot, and its Turkish translation titled J. Alfred Prufrockun Aşk Şarkısı were analyzed. Before identifying the translation strategies, the allusions identified are categorized by means of the classification of allusions that are proper-name PN and key-phrase KP allusions put forward by Ritva Leppihalme 1997. Moreover, the way that allusions are translated and the translation strategies preferred by the translator were decided according to the strategies put forward by Leppihalme 1997. According to the results, a total of 13 allusions were found in the poem. 3 of them were PN and 10 of them were KP allusions. As for the preferred strategies to transfer PN allusions, the translator utilized only the retention of name strategy but the translator didnt use replacement of name by another and omission of name strategies. To translate the 10 KP allusions, the translator used the minimum changeliteral translation, re-creation, reduction of the allusion to sense by rephrasal, replacement by a preformed TL item strategies. However, the translator didnt employ use of a standard translation, extra-allusive guidance, the use of footnotesendnotes, simulated familiarity or internal marking and omission of the allusion strategies.

 Allusions are expressions seen in literary works and they are typically interconnected with cultural aspects. Thus, transferring allusions are tough for translators. With respect to this, this study will focus on finding out the ways the translator translated the allusions into Turkish and the strategies favored most by the translator. Hence, the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot, and its Turkish translation titled J. Alfred Prufrockun Aşk Şarkısı were analyzed. Before identifying the translation strategies, the allusions identified are categorized by means of the classification of allusions that are proper-name PN and key-phrase KP allusions put forward by Ritva Leppihalme 1997. Moreover, the way that allusions are translated and the translation strategies preferred by the translator were decided according to the strategies put forward by Leppihalme 1997. According to the results, a total of 13 allusions were found in the poem. 3 of them were PN and 10 of them were KP allusions. As for the preferred strategies to transfer PN allusions, the translator utilized only the retention of name strategy but the translator didnt use replacement of name by another and omission of name strategies. To translate the 10 KP allusions, the translator used the minimum changeliteral translation, re-creation, reduction of the allusion to sense by rephrasal, replacement by a preformed TL item strategies. However, the translator didnt employ use of a standard translation, extra-allusive guidance, the use of footnotesendnotes, simulated familiarity or internal marking and omission of the allusion strategies.

 Göndermeler, edebi eserlerde görülen ifadelerdir ve genellikle kültürel unsurlarla bağlantılıdırlar. Bu nedenle, göndermeleri çevirmek çevirmenler için zordur. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmada çevirmenin göndermeleri hangi yollarla Türkçeye çevirdiği ve çevirmenin en çok hangi stratejileri tercih ettiği ortaya konulmaya çalışılacaktır. Bu yüzden, T.S. Eliotın The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock adlı şiiri ve bu şiirin J. Alfred Prufrockun Aşk Şarkısı başlıklı Türkçe çevirisi incelenmiştir. Çeviri stratejilerini belirlemeden önce, tespit edilen göndermeler, Ritva Leppihalme 1997 tarafından öne sürülen özel isim proper-name ve anahtar ifade key-phrase adlı gönderme türlerine göre gruplandırılmıştır. Ayrıca, göndermelerin çevrilme şekli ve çevirmenin kullandığı çeviri stratejileri, Leppihalme 1997 tarafından ortaya atılan stratejiler doğrultusunda kararlaştırıldı. Sonuçlara göre, şiirde toplam 13 gönderme tespit edilmiştir. Bunlardan 3ü PN, 10u ise KP göndermesidir. PN göndermelerini aktarmak için tercih edilen stratejilere gelince, çevirmenin sadece ismin korunması retention of name stratejisini kullandığı, ismin başka bir isimle değiştirilmesi replacement of name by another ve ismin çıkarılması omission of name stratejilerini kullanmadığı söylenebilir. 10 KP göndermelerini çevirmek için ise çevirmen, minimum değişiklikbirebir çeviri minimum change literal translation, yeniden yaratım re-creation, yeniden ifade yoluyla göndermenin anlama indirgenmesi reduction of the allusion to sense by rephrasal, önceden oluşturulmuş bir hedef dil ögesiyle değiştirme replacement by a preformed TL item stratejilerini kullanmıştır. Ancak çevirmen, standart çeviri kullanımı use of a standard translation, ekstra-gönderme içeren yönlendirme extra-allusive guidance, dipnotsonnot kullanımı the use of footnotesendnotes, benzeşik aşinalık ya da içsel işaretleme simulated familiarity or internal marking ve göndermenin çıkarılması omission of the allusion stratejilerini kullanmamıştır.

Makale detayları

A Case Study on Translating Allusions in T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Yazarlar:

İlknur Baytar

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Çeviri ve Yorum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı II, pp.507-520

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332508

pISSN:

2548-0502

translation studies

allusion

translation of allusion

translation techniques

Leppihalmeçeviribilim

gönderme

gönderme çevirisi

çeviri teknikleri

Leppihalme

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: İlknur Baytar

Yayıncı: Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar: Çeviri ve Yorum Çalışmaları

Dergi: Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı II, pp.507-520

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001332508

pISSN: 2548-0502

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İlknur Baytar

Yayıncı:

Yusuf ÇETİN

Ana Başlıklar:

Çeviri ve Yorum Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Söylem Filoloji Dergisi Issue Çeviribilim Özel Sayısı II, pp.507-520

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332508

pISSN:

2548-0502