English Translations of Lesia Ukrainka's Fairy Drama The Song of the Forest

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This scholarly analysis highlights key features of Ukrainian folk traditions reflected in the much-loved fantasy drama by Lesia Ukrainka </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Song of the Forest</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> exploring the contributions by five historical English translations of this famous work to our understanding of Ukrainian culture and identity. The author Dr Patrick John Corness an experienced specialist in the theory and practice of literary translation with particular interests in Ukrainian literature and the recipient of prestigious awards for his previous work including an </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>honorable mention</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> from the American Association for Ukrainian Studies for his own translation of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Song of the Forest</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> offers unique insights into a neglected aspect of Ukrainian translation studies.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the author</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Patrick John Corness holds a PhD in Literary Translation Studies from the University of Warwick. Formerly a university teacher of languages for over thirty years in the 1990s he co-ordinated the co-operation of Coventry University with Lviv State Polytechnic University in a major four-year EU-funded project promoting development of the teaching of English and German in universities of western Ukraine. Since 2000 he has specialized in the theory and practice of literary translation and he has an extensive portfolio of publications in this field. In 2013 he was awarded a Silver Medal by the Faculty of Philosophy Charles University Prague for achievements in the international dissemination of Czech culture and scholarship. From 2014 to 2023 he was Visiting Professor of Translation at Coventry University England. In 2015 as co-editor and translator from the Polish of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Selected Drama and Verse</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> by Franciszka Urszula Radziwi??owa (1705-1753) published by Iter Academic Press he received the Josephine Roberts Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender for the best scholarly edition of 2015 in the field of women's studies and gender. In 2023 he was awarded </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Honorable Mention</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> by the American Association for Ukrainian Studies for his scholarly bilingual edition of Lesia Ukrainka's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>?????? ?????</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Song of the Forest</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>) published in 2021 by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press.</span></p>