Kultura a przekład literacki według Ludwika Zamenhofa (Rewizor Gogola)

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to apply Umberto Eco’s theory of intention (with the addition of one essential term, which is the intention of the translator) to an analysis of three versions of one Russian comedy. They are the Russian original by Nikolai Gogol, the translation of Ludwik Zamenhof into Esperanto and the Polish translation of Julian Tuwim. Thanks to the research approach taken it is possible to analyze three basic problems of international linguistic communication. The translations into Esperanto and Polish have both earned the esteem of readers despite differences being observable in many places, principally due to the different intentions of the translators.