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BAKHTIN’S VOICE IN THE LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE AND JOYCE: HOW ACCURATE IS THE TRANSLATION OF DUVAKIN’S INTERVIEWS WITH BAKHTIN

Chernetsova E.V., Maslova E.G.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the features of the book Mikhail Bakhtin: the Duvakin Interviews, 1973, translated form Russian by M. Marinova in 2019. The authors emphasize the value of this publication in terms of its functionality and usefulness for researchers of Bakhtin, as well as reveal the peculiarities of the author’s interpretation, which completes the picture of the reception of Bakhtin’s legacy in the English-speaking world.

Keywords

M.M. Bakhtin; V.D. Duvakin; interview; translation; commentaries; interpretation; style.

For citation

Chernetsova, E.V., Maslova, E.G. “Bakhtin’s Voice in the Language of Shakespeare and Joyce: How Accurate Is the Translation of Duvakin’s Interviews with Bakhtin”. Literaturovedcheskii zhurnal, no. 1(59), 2023, pp. 98–113. (In Russ.)

DOI: 10.31249/litzhur/2023.59.06

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