설정식의 『하므렡』 번역의 의의 및 번역 텍스트 분석 연구

Abstract

Sŏl Chŏng-sik, who translated and published Hamŭret in 1949, majored in English literature and Shakespeare in USA. His Korean translation Hamŭret has the significance of being the first translation of Hamlet by an English literature scholar based on the English text. Sŏl Chŏng-sik put a preface at the beginning of the main text which explains his translation strategy in detail and presented the English text he used and all the Japanese translations referenced in his translation. He added an explanation about Shakespeare and Hamlet at the end of the text. Kim Byeong-cheol who overviewed the entire translation history of Korea complimented Hamŭret as a translation work that raised the translation of Korea to the high level. This study conducted an in-depth analysis of Hamŭret for the first time. In his preface, Sŏl Chŏng-sik said that he used the metaphrase strategy, translated for the stage, and chose words that the audience could understand easily. He also tried hard to keep the aesthetic elements unique to Shakespeare’s plays such as alliterations and puns as much as possible. He added some stage directions and simple annotations for the reader’s understanding. Sŏl Chŏng-sik’s serious translation attitude would serve as a good example for translators in both creativity and sincerity.