Print syllabusAmerican Poetry in Translation
General data
| Course ID: | 3301-LA1203 |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
09.402
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| Course title: | American Poetry in Translation |
| Name in Polish: | Poezja amerykańska w polskim tłumaczeniu |
| Organizational unit: | Institute of English Studies |
| Course groups: |
(in Polish) Fakultatywne przedmioty dla studiów dziennych z literatury amerykańskiej |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
4.00
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| Language: | Polish |
| Type of course: | elective courses |
| Prerequisites (description): | Fluency in Polish and English, both vernacular and literary. |
| Mode: | Classroom |
| Short description: |
The course is devoted to translating American poetry. We will analyze one or two existing Polish translations of an American poem at every class meeting. In addition, we will translate one poem collectively, at the rate of one or two lines per class. Two months before the end of the course, students will receive a selection of poems from which they will choose one to be translated individually. The final grade will reflect the quality of this translation as well as the student's participation in class discussion. |
| Full description: |
We will analyze one or two existing Polish translations of an American poem at every class meeting. In addition, we will translate one poem collectively, at the rate of one or two lines per class. Two months before the end of the course, students will receive a selection of poems from which they will choose one to be translated individually. The final grade will reflect the quality of this translation as well as the student's participation in class discussion. The main emphasis is on the practice, and not the theory, of translation. All of the poems we discuss are unrhymed and not in any fixed form. We will ask the following questions about each translation: is it faithful? Does it read well in Polish? What could be improved in it? When we discuss two translations of a given poem, we will also assess which one is better, and why.The course is offered to students well acquainted with vernacular and literary Polish. |
| Bibliography: |
Emily Dickinson: A Bird Came Down the Walk; commentary and translation by Stanisław Barańczak. Frank O'Hara: Why I'm Not a Painter; The Day Lady Died; translations by Julia Hartwig and Piotr Sommer. William Carlos Williams: Spring and All; translation by Józef Wittlin. T.S.Eliot, The Waste Land (excerpts); translations by Czesław Miłosz and Adam Pomorski. T.S.Eliot: Eyes I Last Saw in Tears; translations by Adam Pomorski and Michał Sprusiński. Elizabeth Bishop: At the Fishhouses; translations by Stanisław Barańczak and Andrzej Sosnowski. John Berryman: Dream Song 4; translation by Piotr Sommer. Poem translated in clase: Ron Padgett: Stork. |
| Learning outcomes: |
Knowledge: -Students acquire structured basic knowledge of theories of translation and an awareness of the complexity of the translation process; - Acquire knowledge about planning their own developmental paths Skills: - students develop group-working skills; - learn to evaluate the usefulness of various theoretical concepts in conducting philological research and their various practical applications Spcial competence: -students gain an understanding of the ethical aspects of their work. -awareness of the social significance of their knowledge, work and skills |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
(in Polish) patrz skrócony opis. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (future)
| Time span: | 2025-02-17 - 2025-06-08 |
 
MO CW
TU W TH FR |
| Type of class: |
Classes, 30 hours
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| Coordinators: | Tadeusz Pióro | |
| Group instructors: | Tadeusz Pióro | |
| Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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