Awards
- Winner of American Association for Ukrainian Studies Best Book in Language, Literature, and Culture 2017 (United States)
- Winner of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages Best Book in Linguistics 2017 (United States)
Overview
This is the first comprehensive study of the language program of the prominent Ukrainian writer and ideologue Pantelejmon Kuli (1819-1897) whose translations of the Bible and Shakespeare proved most innovative in the formation of literary and the national self-identification of Ukrainians. The author looks at Kuli's translations from the perspective of cultural and ethnic studies, presenting literary Ukrainian as a process of negotiation among literary traditions, religions (rites), political movements, and personalities. This book may be used in university courses on the history of Slavic languages and literatures, contemporary theories of nation-building and national identity as well as language contact and (historical) sociolinguistics. The discussion of language policy in the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary can be included in regular university courses on Slavic civilizations, history of Central and Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, and Ukraine).
Full Product Details
Author: Andrii Danylenko
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.852kg
ISBN: 9781618114709
ISBN 10: 1618114700
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 29 September 2016
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The monograph, about the language of Pantelejmon Kulis's seminal Bible and Shakespeare translations from the 1860s until his death in 1897, is a major contribution to our understanding of the formation of modern literary and standard Ukrainian and a long-due appraisal of Kulis's contribution. It is based on an impressive wealth of unpublished sources and an extensive range of secondary literature. The principal merit lies in numerous detailed analyses of Kulis's and his contemporaries' language and the assessment of the forms and words found with respect to their provenance. This is a notoriously difficult undertaking, which very few scholars in Ukrainian philology are able to carry out with the same care, expertise and balanced approach. --Jan Fellerer, University of Oxford
Th ere is no fi gure more important for the development and standardization of literary Ukrainian in the nineteenth century than Pantelejmon Kulis. As an author, as a scholar, and as an activist, he worked tirelessly for the rejuvenation of Ukrainian culture and particularly its language. Among his most important contributions were his translations of the Bible and of Shakespeare's plays. With painstaking diligence, exhaustive research, and uncompromising analysis, Andrii Danylenko examines the language of these translations at great depth and compares them to the eff orts of other translators in similar genres. Th e result is a masterful study of Kulis's language and a major contribution to the history of the Ukrainian language. - Maxim Tarnawsky, University of Toronto Th e monograph, about the language of Pantelejmon Kulis's seminal Bible and Shakespeare translations from the 1860s until his death in 1897, is a major contribution to our understanding of the formation of modern literary and standard Ukrainian and a long-due appraisal of Kulis's contribution. It is based on an impressive wealth of unpublished sources and an extensive range of secondary literature. Th e principal merit lies in numerous detailed analyses of Kulis's and his contemporaries' language and the assessment of the forms and words found with respect to their provenance. Th is is a notoriously diffi cult undertaking, which very few scholars in Ukrainian philology are able to carry out with the same care, expertise and balanced approach. - Jan Fellerer, University of Oxford
The learning and industry [of this book] are deep and wide. Modern technology has enable Danylenko to display and discuss different systems of transliteration and fonts accomodating variations in Cyrillic spelling, including Church Slavonic. Documentation occurs internal to the text in streamlined form ... well worth the price as a reference tool. --Eugene E. Lemcio, Trinity College Cambridge University)
""This is a well-researched, meticulous and erudite analysis that offers a wealth of information on the development of literary Ukrainian and Kulish’s lasting contribution to the effort. It is a remarkable achievement and a welcome contribution to Ukrainian studies."" - Slavonic & East European Review (95.3) ""A profound study that offers an insight into a complex process of the development of language, embracing the formation of the literary and the national. - New Books Network
Th ere is no fi gure more important for the development and standardization of literary Ukrainian in the nineteenth century than Pantelejmon Kuli . As an author, as a scholar, and as an activist, he worked tirelessly for the rejuvenation of Ukrainian culture and particularly its language. Among his most important contributions were his translations of the Bible and of Shakespeare's plays. With painstaking diligence, exhaustive research, and uncompromising analysis, Andrii Danylenko examines the language of these translations at great depth and compares them to the eff orts of other translators in similar genres. Th e result is a masterful study of Kuli 's language and a major contribution to the history of the Ukrainian language. - Maxim Tarnawsky, University of Toronto Th e monograph, about the language of Pantelejmon Kuli 's seminal Bible and Shakespeare translations from the 1860s until his death in 1897, is a major contribution to our understanding of the formation of modern literary and standard Ukrainian and a long-due appraisal of Kuli 's contribution. It is based on an impressive wealth of unpublished sources and an extensive range of secondary literature. Th e principal merit lies in numerous detailed analyses of Kuli 's and his contemporaries' language and the assessment of the forms and words found with respect to their provenance. Th is is a notoriously diffi cult undertaking, which very few scholars in Ukrainian philology are able to carry out with the same care, expertise and balanced approach. - Jan Fellerer, University of Oxford
Author Information
Andrii Danylenko is a well-known Slavists who edited and authored several books on Slavic linguistics and philology as well as dozens of studies on a wide array of topics ranging from Indo-European to literary Ukrainian. He is an editorial Board member of several publications and a reviewer for numerous publications and programs in North America, Europe, and Japan.
