Mythopoetics of Lesia Ukrainka’s Forest Song in English Reception and Interpretation

Studia Litterarum

卷:6

Viktoriia B. Prikhodko¹ 

[1] Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine.;

关键词: mythopoetics;    mythology;    folklore;    forest song;    lesia ukrainka;    translation;    reception;    interpretation.;   

DOI  :  10.22455/2500-4247-2021-6-2-304-315

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The article deals with English reception and interpretation of mythopoetics in Lesia Ukrainka’s Forest Song. The great difficulty of this work for foreign reception and interpretation due to the large number of mythical and folklore elements, which are important ethnic components of its poetics, is pointed out. The article is based on comparative and typological, structural, descriptive, interpretative methods and the holistic system analysis. It is noted that a significant part of the Forest Song mythology falls on demonology, where each of the demons has features attributed to him by folk beliefs. It is investigated that both translators managed to preserve ethnic specificity of these characters due to different ways of interpretation, although not without certain inaccuracies. It is also noted that an important component of the ethnic poetics of Lesia Ukrainka’s work is magic charm, the successful translation of which demonstrates the true interpretative findings of both translators. Translations of Ukrainian mythology of Lesia Ukrainka’s Forest Song by G. Evans and P. Cundy can be considered successful, as they are marked by the maximum approximation to the original content, spirit and style.

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