Zofia A. Kowerska – zapomniana tłumaczka. O autorce pierwszego polskiego przekładu zbioru Kinder- und Hausmärchen braci Grimm
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Zofia A. Kowerska’s translation of the Children’s and Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (1896) was the first Polish rendition of all two hundred fairy tales and ten children’s legends based on the original 7th edition of the German tale collection (1857). Kowerska was not only the first translator of the Grimms’ tales but also an amateur folklorist who collected and published local oral tradition. Her translation can be characterized as cultural adaption as she tried to substitute German folklore with analogical Slavic motifs. The article presents her contribution to the Polish reception of the tales by Brothers Grimm and shows possible reasons why this important achievement was forgotten throughout the 20th century.
Source: Przekładaniec
Author: Eliza Pieciul-Karmińska
Institution: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413627551