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Heuvel, M.C.L.J.van den (2019)

Translating Bint: A Linguistic, Stylistic and Thematic Analysis

Master thesis | Linguistics (MA)

This thesis presents a textual analysis, and an annotated translation based on this analysis, of the novel Bint, by the Dutch author Ferdinand Bordewijk (1934). Bint’s style is considered an example of the "Nieuwe Zakelijkheid / New Objectivity” style in art. The novel pictures a year in the career of teacher De Bree, and his struggle with discipline at a school in a large city in the Netherlands. In the pre- and post war era the novel had a notorious reputation, because of its harsh ideas on discipline, and its gloomy atmosphere. However, it is still read and admired for its unusual style. This thesis presents an analysis of the main linguistic, stylistic and thematic characteristics of Bint. Research questions were what the translation strategy of choice for Bint was to be, and given the choice for a certain strategy, what effects it would have on the stylistic characteristics of the novel. Subsequently, a translation of the novel into English was presented.

Bint

Bordewijk

translation

text analysis

Author

Heuvel, M.C.L.J.van den

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Translation in Theory and Practice

Supervisors

Anrooij, W. van

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en