The first translation of Cervantes into Russian

O. M. Buranok; A. O. Buranok

doi:10.28995/2686-7249-2024-9-66-88

The first translation of Cervantes into Russian

O. M. Buranok, A. O. Buranok

https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-9-66-88

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Abstract

“Cornelia”, the manuscript by Nikanor Ivanovich Oznobishin, which was discovered by O.M. Buranok, is the earliest (1761) of the currently known translations of Miguel de Cervantes into Russian. Prior to that, as A.D. Umikyan points out that the novella “Two Mistresses” (“Las dos doncellas”) from the “Exemplary Novels” was considered the first translation into Russian (completed and published at Moscow University in 1763). Oznobishin translated Cervantes not from Spanish, but from French, which was typical for translations of the 18th century. Cervantes’ translations into Russian were studied earlier by such researchers as B.A. Krzhevsky, N.Ya. Berkovsky, K.N. Derzhavin, B. Frank, M.V. Alpatov, M.P. Alekseev, V.E. Bagno, etc. However, none of them knew the translation of the novella ‘Senora Cornelia’ by N.I. Oznobishin. Thus, the article aims at comparing that translation with other later translations by F. Kabrit in 1805 and B. Krzhevsky in 1934; analyzing the content of N.I. Oznobishin’s translation; determining the place of this translation in the context of translated literature of the 18th century in Russia.

Keywords

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, ‘Senora Cornelia’, Nikanor Ivanovich Oznobishin, translation,

About the Authors

O. M. Buranok

Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education
Russian Federation

Oleg M. Buranok, Dr. of Sci. (Philology), Dr. of Sci. (Pedagogics Sciences), professor

47, Lev Tolstoy St., Samara, 443010

A. O. Buranok

Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation

Aleksandr O. Buranok, Cand. of Sci. (History), associate professor

6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047

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For citation: Buranok O.M., Buranok A.O. The first translation of Cervantes into Russian. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2024;(9):66-88. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2024-9-66-88

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