Za'ba's Approach in the Translation of Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa
Abstract
One important figure in the history of translation in Malaysia is Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad or Za'ba. He is the translator of Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa (1958), the first translated novel published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka after its establishment in 1956. Za'ba's talent as a translator, however, is rarely discussed. Taking this into account, this article focuses on Za'ba, specifically to discuss how he dealt with the translation of Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa, which was translated based on the English novel The Prince and the Pauper. To achieve this objective, a comparison is carried out between the translation, Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa (1958), and its source text, The Prince and the Pauper (1882). The changes that occur in the translated text are determined based on Nida’s (1964) framework of techniques of adjustment in translation. The analysis points to the fact that Za'ba attempted to accommodate his translation for his target readers through the use of addition and alteration. Through this target-oriented approach, the conveyed meaning is clearer, and the resulting text is more reader-friendly. In view of the importance of this translation in the context of the history of publishing in Malaysia, this study hopes to contribute to the documentation of the history of translation in Malaysia, particularly involving translation into Malay in the early years after independence.
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Pym, A. (1998). Method in translation history. St. Jerome.
Raja Masittah Raja Ariffin (2008). Kepustakaan terjemahan dalam bahasa Melayu. In Abdullah Hassan, Hasuria Che Omar, Dahlina Daut Mohmud & Sa’odah Abdullah (Ed.), Membina kepustakaan dalam bahasa Melayu (pp. 400–413). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ITNMB & PTS.
Ratna Roshida Ab. Razak (2021). Nilai spiritual dalam pemikiran Za‘ba. Melayu: Jurnal Antarabangsa Dunia Melayu, 14(1), 141–158.
Rosnani Hashim (2010). Pendeta Za‘ba: Education for the upliftment of the Malays. In Rosnani Hashim (Ed.), Reclaiming the conversation: Islamic intelellectual tradition in the Malay Archipelago (pp. 115–142). The Other Press.
Santoyo, J-C. (2006). Blank spaces in the history of translation. In G.L. Bastin & P.F. Bandia (Ed.), Charting the future of translation history (pp. 11–43). University of Ottawa Press.
Siti Zamrah Isa & Che Ibrahim Hj. Salleh (2014). Pemikiran Za‘ba dalam membentuk jati diri Melayu. Jurnal Antarabangsa Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, 2(2), 21–29.
Sumaiyah Maktar & Idris Mansor (2018). Arkeologi terjemahan Arab-Melayu: Kajian sumbangan Syeikh Daud bin Abdullah al-Fatani. In Haslina Haroon, Wan Rose Eliza Abdul Rahman, Idris Mansor & Anis Shahirah Abdul Sukur (Ed.), Teknologi dan media dalam terjemahan dan interpretasi: Trend, isu dan cabaran semasa. Seminar Terjemahan dan Interpretasi Antarabangsa (pp. 253–264). Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Twain, M. (1882). The Prince and the Pauper. James R. Osgood and Company. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1837/1837-h/1837-h.htm#c1
Twain, M. (1958). Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa (Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad, Translator). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Twain, M. (2001). Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa (Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad, Translator). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Yoong, S.K & Zainab A.N. (2002). Chinese literary works translated into Baba Malay: A bibliometric study. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, 7(2), 1–23.
Published
2024-06-20
How to Cite
HAROON, Haslina.
Za'ba's Approach in the Translation of Anak Raja dengan Anak Papa.
Malay Literature, [S.l.], v. 37, n. 1, p. 1-26, june 2024.
ISSN 2682-8030.
Available at: <https://jurnal.dbp.my/index.php/MalayLiterature/article/view/8859>. Date accessed: 21 dec. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.37052/ml37(1)no1.
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