| Title | Translation of Russian Literature in North and South Vietnam during 1955-75 |
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| Subtitle | Two Ways of “Rewriting” the History of Russian Literature in Vietnam |
| Contributor | Trang Nguyen(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0340.35 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0340/chapters/10.11647/obp.0340.35 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Trang Nguyen |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2024-04-03 |
| Long abstract | 1955-1975, the decades of the Vietnam War, was a unique period in Vietnamese history: the nation was divided into South and North, under two different political regimes. North Vietnam built Socialism while the Republic of Vietnam was formed in the South with American support. Thus the translation of Russian literature in each region was dominated by differing political discourse and cultural contexts. In North Vietnam, translators trained in the Soviet Union helped to connect Russian and Vietnamese literature. In the South, intellectuals influenced by Western ideology introduced Russian literature. I argue that North Vietnam and South Vietnam rewrote Russian literary history in ways that are closely tied to the two political discourses of the two regions, forming a translation polysystem. |
| Page range | pp. 555–570 |
| Print length | 16 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang is a tenured Associate Professor and the Head of the Literary Theories Department at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Her research and teaching focus is on modern Russian literature. She has recently expanded her research to include cultural, urban, and migrant studies.