Translation as Artistic Creativity
The article discusses literary translation as artistic creativity on the examples of French translations of Anton Chekhov's Seagull made at different periods and reflecting different translation strategies. The article contrasts decisions taken by A. Adamov, M. Duras, A. Markovic and F. Morvan as well as F. Courvoisier, A. Vitez, E. Triolet. Suggested solutions are analyzed and an attempt is made to justify their transformations and deformations of Chekhov's text.