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Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
Abstract
Translation of theatre texts differs from other kinds of translations in certain ways. In translation, dramatic works can be treated either as texts to be read or as texts that can readily be turned into scripts for theatrical performance. Within this context, this study aims to compare and contrast the Turkish versions of Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest produced by two translators -Murat Erşen (Ciddi Olmanın Önemi) and Can Yücel (Maksat Samimiyet)- within the framework of the key concepts of drama: readability, speakability, and performability. In this article, extracts selected from the original play and its two translations have been analyzed in the light of Susan Bassnett's strategies of theatre translation. Especially, two of the five strategies proposed -translation for the printed page and translation for stage- form the basis of this study. A comparative analysis of the excerpts has demonstrated that Murat Erşen generally adopted a source-oriented approach while Can Yücel favored a target-oriented translation In fact, Erşen’s translation looks as if it was intended to be read, whereas Yücel’s translation lends itself better to stage performance.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Comparative Language Studies
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 30, 2023
Submission Date
April 10, 2023
Acceptance Date
June 10, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 13
APA
Akat, B., & Kümbül, T. (2023). Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi, 13, 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH
AMA
1.Akat B, Kümbül T. Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. MJH. 2023;13:1-13. https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH
Chicago
Akat, Bülent, and Tuba Kümbül. 2023. “Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest”. Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi 13 (June): 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH.
EndNote
Akat B, Kümbül T (June 1, 2023) Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi 13 1–13.
IEEE
[1]B. Akat and T. Kümbül, “Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest”, MJH, vol. 13, pp. 1–13, June 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH
ISNAD
Akat, Bülent - Kümbül, Tuba. “Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest”. Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi 13 (June 1, 2023): 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH.
JAMA
1.Akat B, Kümbül T. Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. MJH. 2023;13:1–13.
MLA
Akat, Bülent, and Tuba Kümbül. “Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest”. Akdeniz İnsani Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 13, June 2023, pp. 1-13, https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH.
Vancouver
1.Bülent Akat, Tuba Kümbül. Page or Stage? A Comparative Study on the Two Turkish Versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. MJH [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 1;13:1-13. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA43XL74EH
