Skaz, siuzhet, and byt: Notes on Russian formalism in Spanish translation

Strany: 53 - 68

Jazyk: eng

This article discusses the translation history of Russian formalist works in the Spanish-speaking world, examining the channels through which formalist theory was introduced and the challenges of translating its terminology. It follows the trajectory from early indirect translations to direct ones and then analyzes strategies for rendering key concepts such as byt, skaz, and the oppositions fabula–siuzhet and priem–motivirovka. The study highlights the importance of Italian mediation in disseminating formalist thought in the Hispanic context, offering insights into the circulation of ideas between non-central cultural zones. The rendering of Boris M. Eikhenbaum’s concept literaturnyj byt illustrates the difficulties of an effective reception of the key terms of Russian theory. This work was funded by the EU’s NextGenerationEU instrument through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Romania – Pillar III-C9-I8, managed by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, within the project entitled “Networks of (Dis)similarities: The Circulation of Western Romance Literatures in Eastern Europe (NETSIM)”, contract no. 760075/23.05.2023, code CF 292/30.11.2022.

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Belousova, A., Polilova, V. 2026. Skaz, siuzhet, and byt: Notes on Russian formalism in Spanish translation. In World Literature Studies, vol. 18, no.1, pp. 53-68. 1337-9275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/WLS.2026.18.1.5

APA:

Belousova, A., Polilova, V. (2026). Skaz, siuzhet, and byt: Notes on Russian formalism in Spanish translation. World Literature Studies, 18(1), 53-68. 1337-9275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/WLS.2026.18.1.5

Vydavateľ: Ústav svetovej literatúry SAV, v. v. i.