The first Bulgarian edition of Dante’s Inferno

verbal representation vs visual representation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60056/CCL.2023..28-37

Keywords:

Dante Alighieri, empathy, Gustavе Doré, interlingual translation, intersemiotic translation, Konstantin Veličkov

Abstract

The article problematises the connection between the verbal representation and the visual representation in the first Bulgarian edition of Inferno (1906). It aims to demonstrate that Gustavе Doré’s drawings, which illustrate Konstantin Velichkov’s translation, contribute to the better reception of Dante’s masterpiece. Thus, I will try to explore the relationship between the text and the iconic paratext, between the interlingual translation and the intersemiotic translation, by bringing out the empathy of the translator.

Author Biography

  • Irena Kristeva, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

    Irena Kristeva is a full professor of Translation Studies and French Literature at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. She holds a PhD in Semiotics from Paris Diderot University and a DSc in Translation Studies from Sofia University. Her research interests focus on Hermeneutics, Poetics, Semiotics and Comparative Literature. Among her books: Pascal Quignard: la fascination du fragmentaire (2008), Pour comprendre la traduction (2009), Hermes Metamorphosis (in Bulgarian, 2015), Détours de Babel (in Bulgarian, 2017).

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Published

2025-11-06

Issue

Vol. 9 (2023)

Section

I.Forms and Modes of Empathy: Heroes and Anti-Heroes in a Comparative Perspective

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The first Bulgarian edition of Dante’s Inferno: verbal representation vs visual representation. (2025). Colloquia Comparativa Litterarum, 9, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.60056/CCL.2023..28-37