Podwójne życie tłumacza

Nacin delovanja (poljskih) prevajalcev juznoslovanskih literatur v druzbenem polju je v prispevku obravnavan kot primer „multiplicirane druzbene ude- lezbe” (B. Lahire), saj prevajalci najpogosteje vzporedno funkcionirajo v t. i. primarnem (poklicnem) polju, ki je povezano z njihovo zaposlitvijo, ter v literarnem polju/preva- jalskem subpolju. Udelezba v slednjem je bolj odgovor na notranji imperativ, na globljo potrebo po ustvarjanju/prevajanju, in pogosto ni pogojena s pridobivanjem financnih/ma- terialnih koristi. Gre za primer udelezbe v „igri”, ki je neposredno povezana z illusio (P. Bourdieu), torej s smislom, ki ga posameznik vidi v prevajanju literature. Razlago pojma „igra” kot enega osnovnih gonil za dosego pomembnih kulturnih dosezkov avtorica navaja za j. Huizingo in R. caillois ter jo uporablja za opis polozaja literarnih prevajalcev. Ti so udelezeni v „prevajalski igri”, ki jo dojemajo kot drazljaj kulturnega, intelektualnega in moralnega razvoja v individualni in druzbeni razseznosti. Obenem verjamejo v po- membno vlogo medkulturne komunikacije, kar je njihova glavna motivacija za prevajanje (zlasti v primeru t. i. manjśih literatur).

The manner of functioning of South Slavic literature (Polish) translators in the social field is presented in the article as a case of “multiplied social participation” (B. Lahire), because they usually participate collaterally in the so-called primary (profes¬sional) field, which is related to their paid work and also in the literary field / translation subfield. Participation in it is rather a response to an internal imperative, a profound need to create / translate, and is basically not conditioned by financial / material bene- fits. It is a case of participation in the “game” which has a direct connection with illusio (P. Bourdieu), that is, with a sense of meaning they see in the translation of literature. Understanding the notion of “game”, as one of the main drivers of the highest cultural achievements, the author quotes J. Huizinga and R. Caillois, using them to describe the situation of translators. Translators, taking part in the “game of translation”, treat it as an incentive for cultural, intellectual and moral development in the individual and social dimension. They believe in the value of intercultural communication, which is the main motivation of translations (especially in the case of so-called smaller literatures). Here you may also use the term of peripheral literature.