Résumés
Abstract
Translation studies researchers have for a long time critically engaged with the idea of translation being a mode of creative rewriting across media and cultural or temporal divides. Adaptation studies experts use a similar premise to study products, processes and reception of adaptations for specific locales. This article combines such perspectives in order to shed light on an under-researched area of comic adaptation: this is the metabase, or transfer, of Aristophanic comedies to the comic book format in Greek and their subsequent translation into English for an e-book edition (Metaichmio Publications 2012). The paper suggests a model for the close reading of creative transfer based on Lefèvre’s (2011; 2012) typology of formal properties of comics and Attardo’s (2002) General Theory of Verbal Humour. As is shown, visual rhythm and text-image relations create a rich environment for anachronism, parody, comic characterisation and ideological comments, all of which serve a condensed plot. The English translation rewrites cultural/ideological references, amplifies obscenity and emphasizes narrator visibility, always taking into consideration the mise en scène.
Keywords:
- adaptation,
- Aristophanes,
- comics,
- humour,
- Greek
Résumé
Les chercheurs en traduction s’engagent depuis longtemps dans une discussion critique sur la traduction comme mode de réécriture créatrice à partir d’un texte d’origine qui arrive à traverser diverses modalités ainsi que des cultures et des zones temporelles différentes. Les spécialistes dans le domaine de l’adaptation se servent de cette même hypothèse pour étudier la construction et la réception des oeuvres adaptées aux conditions locales. Cet article profite de ces perspectives pour illuminer une partie moins développée de l’adaptation des comédies, c’est-à-dire l’adaptation des comédies d’Aristophane en bandes dessinées et leur transposition en livre électronique anglais (Metaichmio 2012). L’article suggère un modèle pour une lecture attentive aux transpositions matérielles et créatrices qui s’y effectuent. Ce modèle est basé sur la typologie de Lefèvre (2011 ; 2012) des caractéristiques formelles des bandes dessinées et sur la théorie générale d’Attardo sur l’humour verbal (2002). Il est démontré que le rythme visuel et les relations texte-image créent un environnement fertile pour l’anachronisme, la parodie, l’invention de personnages comiques et les commentaires idéologiques, autant d’aspects qui sont mis au service d’une intrigue condensée. La traduction anglaise réécrit les références culturelles et/ou idéologiques, amplifie l’obscénité et accroît la visibilité du narrateur, en prenant toujours en compte la mise en scène.
Mots-clés :
- adaptation,
- Aristophane,
- bandes dessinées,
- grec,
- humour
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