The Art of Translation by Jiří Levý: Literary Translation Theory Written in a Minor Language

Abstract

Based on semi-structural interviews, archival research and translation analysis, the study addresses the transfer of Levý's theoretical concepts and ideas from Czech literature into the international Translation Studies, that was first achieved through its translation into the German language. The study examines the genesis of the German version from two main perspectives: the content and the situation

Keywords

• Jiří Levý
• literary translation
• translation problems
• translation shifts
• Czech Structuralism