Capitolo 6. Traduzione e teatro. Traduire le sarcasme et la répulsion, ou le bourgeois discrédité par Michel Provins

Abstract

In this chapter, the author examines the translation of Michel Provins’ theater play, entitled Degenerates! from French into Polish. The extracts of this extensive drama have been published in the anarchist journals, because the playwright is mercilessly denouncing the flaws of the bourgeoisie. The latter, instead of being an example for the whole nation, lives shamefully on the hooks of the oppressed people. This text, written almost 120 years ago, has not lost any relevance because it castigates abuses of power. The humor and the grotesque stick together. The translator shows the strategies of his work, his aim was to keep as much as possible the originality of the style of Provins while fulfilling the criteria of the theatrical translation.