University of Vermont ScholarWorks @ UVM UVM Honors College Senior Theses Undergraduate Theses 2020 “Superheroines” -- A Translation of Barbi Marković's Novel Superheldinnen Emma Roach Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses Recommended Citation Roach, Emma, "“Superheroines” -- A Translation of Barbi Marković's Novel Superheldinnen" (2020). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 364. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/364 This Honors College Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Undergraduate Theses at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in UVM Honors College Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. “Superheroines” -- A Translation of Barbi Marković's Novel Superheldinnen Emma Roach Department of German and Russian Honors College Thesis Spring 2020 Introduction Through my studies of German over the years, I have discovered that one of my favorite things about learning another language is being able to read literature from that culture in the original language. Furthermore, I find it interesting to read a German text as well as its English translation and compare how the original and the translation express the same story. As a double major in German and Linguistics, I have learned a lot about the structure of language and crosslinguistic differences that make each language unique. Translation was the perfect way to engage creatively with each language and its unique linguistic features. Moreover, since literary works are not only concerned with linguistic creativity but also reflect the culture of the respective linguistic community, translation is an important facet of cross-cultural communication.