The modern comic theories in the light of literary translation. Multidisciplinary approach.

Abstract

The article investigates and systematizes modern theories of comic as a culturally specific phenomenon based on multidisciplinary approach. The comic as an interesting and multifaceted phenomenon has been of interest to researchers since antiquity. However, defining the concept of “comic” and its belonging to a certain scientific discipline still poses certain difficulties for scientists. In the light of modern studies, researchers prefer to study this phenomenon at the intersection of several sciences with the involvement of the theoretical base of such disciplines as linguistics, cultural studies, cognitive studies, pragmatics, etc. The article analyzes and determines the expediency of applying the approach of modern theories in the study of the comic in view of its complexity and cultural conditioning, specifically on the base of literary texts and their translations. It was found that for the most successful study of the mechanisms of emergence and the specifics of the rendering of this phenomenon in literary translation. It is necessary to conduct research at the intersection of translation studies and other disciplines, the object of which is the comic. The article suggests that the results of such interdisciplinary cooperation can become the basis for a more in-depth translational analysis of the comic. Such an analysis makes it possible to cover different levels of research on this phenomenon and to open up new perspectives for the study of the nature of the comic in literary texts and the strategies of its rendering in literary translation. Due to the fact that the difficulties faced by the translator of a literary text when rendering humor are not considered by scientists as a purely linguistic problem, there is a need to consider the comic in literary texts, taking into account the mechanisms of creation of this phenomenon and its cultural specificity. The research contributes to the development of the modern theory of artistic translation, the results of the research can be used in teaching theoretical and practical translation courses.