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André Lefèvre’s Theory of Rewriting and Dryden’s Rewriting of Troilus and Cressida

  • PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
  • 2021, (36), pp.244~262
  • DOI : 10.33639/ptc.2021..36.011
  • Publisher : Research Institute for East-West Thought
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : May 16, 2021
  • Accepted : June 30, 2021
  • Published : June 30, 2021

Park, Yoon Hee 1

1동국대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Adapted by John Dryden - the poet, playwright, critic, and translator, - Troilus and Cressida, or Truth Found Too Late differs considerably from Shakespeare's original drama of the same name, as the subtitle "or Truth Found Too Late" suggests. In particular, it is considered a very unusual work in that Cressida, an icon of betrayal that has been going on for more than 450 years in the pre-Dryden European literary tradition, has been transformed into a heroic tragedy. Dryden's fervent support for Charles II and his intense belief in classical heroic tragedy as a pioneer of neoclassical literature in the 17th and 18th centuries have been cited as key factors explaining his Shakespearean adaptation. This paper analyzes Dryden's adaptation process based on the theory of "rewriting" by André Lefevere, a literary translation researcher. Furthermore, as a new translation based on the translator's own original interpretation is produced and evaluated, it attempts to evaluate the adapted literary work based on the author's own interpretation and its results.

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