This MA thesis is a theoretical discussion of the issues that need to be considered by a translator faced with the challenge of translating Connie Palmen’s Jij zegt het into English. This Dutch...Show moreThis MA thesis is a theoretical discussion of the issues that need to be considered by a translator faced with the challenge of translating Connie Palmen’s Jij zegt het into English. This Dutch novel tells the tragic story of the relationship between Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, and is narrated by Hughes himself. One of the greatest challenges for the translator is that they would be required to transpose Palmen’s words back into the language Hughes wrote in. The reception of an English translation of this novel will be influenced by the translator’s decisions regarding the use of style and their manner of demonstrating the novel’s indebtedness to other texts.Show less
