JOURNAL ARTICLE

TRANSLATING QUEBEC INTO IRISH: RISTEÁRD Ó FOGHLUDHA’S VERSION OF MARIA CHAPDELAINE.

Published In: Australasian Journal of Irish Studies, 2023, v. 23. P. 32 1 of 3
Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: White, Jerry 3 of 3

Abstract

This article discusses the 1933 translation by Risteárd Ó Foghludha of Louis Hémon’s 1916 novel, Maria Chapdelaine, in the context of early attempts on the part of An Gúm, a branch of the Irish Department of Education, to build a readership in Irish partially via the translation of literary classics from around the world into the Irish language. Key considerations here are arguments about typeface, the use of neologisms and dialectal expressions, and contemporary interventions into the standardisation of Irish, such as caint na ndaoine (‘speech of the people’) and An Caighdeán Oifigiúil (‘The Official Standard’). The 1933 text is also interesting for the ways in which it illustrates certain aspects of recent work in translation theory in both French and Irish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

Source:Australasian Journal of Irish Studies. 2023/01, Vol. 23, p32
Document Type:Article
Subject Area:Literature and Writing
Publication Date:2023
ISSN:18371094
Accession Number:174348751
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