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Self-Translation as Self-Exegesis

Vladimir Nabokov's translation of Lolita

 | Borough of Manhattan Community College City University of New York |
Published online: 1 October 2012
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Dix ans après la parution de Lolita en anglais, Vladimir Nabokov a traduit son roman d’anglais en russe. À ce moment-là, un certain nombre de ses autres romans avaient été traduits en plusieurs langues. Quelqu’un d’autre avait fait la plupart de ces traductions sous la surveillance de Nabokov. Mais Lolita signifiait son propre retour en Russie en tant qu’artiste, de sorte que Nabokov voulait traduire son oeuvre lui-même. Au cours de la traduction du roman, il apporta de nombreux changements et mises au point au texte original. Cet article considère que ces modifications sont des révisions définitives. Il analyse de prèscertaines des plus importantes révisions apportées par Nabokov à la version anglaise originale et examine les raisons possibles de ces changements ainsi que leurs effets.
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