Stylistic Issues In Translation: The Case Of Literary Prose
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Jonibekova Muxlisa Abduvohid qizi
Student of Translation Theory and Practice (English), Faculty of Translation, Uzbekistan State World Languages University
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- Keywords:
- stylistic equivalence, metaphor, narrative voice, register, cultural context, prose translation, are literary translation
- Abstract
- This work discusses challenges in translation of literary prose style. Literary work, unlike technical or informational texts, is primarily reliant on stylistic devices, aesthetic form, narrative voice, and cultural connotation. A translator must maintain not only semantic meaning but also emotional tenor, imagery, rhythm, and authorial voice. Major stylistic problems including metaphor translation, shifts in register, culture-specific references, syntax, narrative perspective, and the tension between faithfulness and creativity are explored. The author of this paper suggests that achieving stylistic equivalence in literary translation is possible only with interpretative competence, cultural awareness and creative decision-making.
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