Armenian Folk Tales Translated: A Chronological Approach

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/TSTP/2022.2.2.005

Keywords:

folk-tale material, collectors of tales, story-teller, mediated translation, source text, tale motifs, printed versions

Abstract

The present article deals with direct and mediated translations of Armenian folk and fairy tales presented in chronological order. Our research includes a number of major collections of Armenian tales told in non-Armenian milieux and recorded in languages other than Armenian. The collectors of these tales have apparently functioned both as recorders and translators.  It is to be noted that there exist no printed versions of the mentioned tales in Armenian. The study and systematization of translated tale collections are important for making the Armenian material more distinct and identifiable for folklore and fairy-tale scholars.   

 

 

 

Author Biography

Alvard Jivanyan, Yerevan State University

D.Sc., Professor at the Department of English Philology, Yerevan State University, Armenia; Head of the Centre for Fairy Tale Studies at the Toumanian Museum; Editor of Children’s Literature at Zangak Publishers; Editor-in-Chief of Hasker: Yearbook of Children’s Literature and Folklore and Voske Divan: A Journal of Fairy Tale Studies.

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Jivanyan, A. (2022). Armenian Folk Tales Translated: A Chronological Approach. Translation Studies: Theory and Practice, 2(2 (4), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.46991/TSTP/2022.2.2.005

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