Translating Formulaic Poetry into Film: “The Nibelungen. Siegfried”
Tatiana Sołomonik-Pankraszowa
kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.plVilnius University (Lithuania)
Viktorija Lobinaitė
Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Abstract
The intersemiotic model of translation exhibits itself as a dialogue between various genres and media, which is marked by the reciprocal looking glass effect. A medieval narrative is translated into a cinematic narrative by a gallery of images – non-verbal signs. This kind of translation reveals similar semiotic complexity as that of the original. The film producer – the fidus interpres – imitates the art of the oral epic singer and remains faithful to the spirit of myth. The aim of this paper is to contemplate the metamorphosis of myth from the medieval poetic to the cinematic narrative. The argument of the authors proceeds in the following way: (1) to consider the heroic monomyth – its plot, theme, and motifs – as embedded in the horizontal/narrative successions of shots; (2) to reveal the interaction between the formulaic structure of the intertitles and oral epic poetry.
Keywords:
myth, poetry, narrativeReferences
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Tatiana Sołomonik-Pankraszowakwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
Vilnius University Lithuania
Doktor, profesor na Uniwersytecie Wileńskim. W kręgu jej zainteresowań naukowych znajdują się zagadnienia dotyczące hermeneutyki i przykładu w okresie wczesnego średniowiecza, niemieckiej literatury heroicznej, a także problemy przekładu intersemiotycznego. Publikowała m.in. w tomach zbiorowych. Obecnie zajmuje się badaniami nad dziełem The Old English Boethius.
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Viktorija LobinaitėVilnius University Lithuania
Absolwentka filologii angielskiej na Uniwersytecie Wileńskim. Jej zainteresowania badawcze ogniskują się wokół problemów niemieckiej literatury heroicznej i zagadnień dotyczących adaptacji. Publikowała w tomach zbiorowych.
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