Der Weg nach innen: Die Übersetzung der spirituellen Suche in Ana Blandianas Lyrik und ihre Rezeption im Deutschen

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https://doi.org/10.62413/lc.2026(1).12

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Ana Blandiana, translation, poetry, spiritual pursuit, censorship, reception

Abstract

The article analyzes the ”path toward the inner self” and spiritual pursuit in Ana Blandiana’s poetry, shaped through the lens of censorship imposed by the socialist regime, as well as its reception in German through Magda Hirschberger’s translations. It examines the challenges of translating poetry with a strong cultural and mystical charge, which combines a solemn tone with introspection. Although the translations preserve the emotional depth and universal themes, they oscillate between formal fidelity and interpretive adaptations. Some interventions may diminish the specificity of Romanian vernacular language or intertextuality, thereby partially altering the reception of the work in the German-speaking world.

 

Cuvinte-cheie: Ana Blandiana, traducere, lirică, căutare spirituală, cenzură, receptare

 

REZUMAT

Articolul analizează „calea spre interior” şi căutarea spirituală din lirica Anei Blandiana, modelate prin prisma cenzurii impuse de regimul socialist, precum şi receptarea acesteia în limba germană prin traducerile Magdei Hirschberger. Sunt examinate provocările transferului unei poezii cu o puternică încărcătură culturală şi mistică, care îmbină tonul solemn cu reflexivitatea. Deşi traducerile păstrează profunzimea emoţională şi temele universale, ele oscilează între fidelitatea formală şi adaptările interpretative. Unele intervenţii pot diminua specificitatea limbajului vernacular românesc sau intertextualitatea, modificând, astfel, parţial receptarea operei în spaţiul germanofon.

 

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

German (main text and corpus)

 

TITLE IN ENGLISH

The Path toward the Inner Self: The Expression of Spiritual Pursuit in Ana Blandiana’s Poetry and its Reception in German

 

UDC: 81`253

 

REFERENCES

Blandiana, A. (1964). Persoana întâia plural. Editura pentru literatură.

Blandiana, A. (2022). O libertate care nu e întrebuințată este un păcat de moarte (Interviu acordat revistei Elipsis din Ecuator). In: Vatra, 9.

Merlan, A., Ludwig, J. (2021). Rumänische Lyrik. Von der Romantik bis zur Gegenwart. Frank & Timme GmbH.

Moldovan, I. (2015). Ziua eternă a poeziei. In: Vatra, 1-2.

 

Received: February 17, 2026 | Reviewed: February 26, 2026 | Accepted for publication: March 10, 2026

 

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Elvira Guranda, "Alecu Russo" Balti State University, Republic of Moldova

Associare Professor, Ph.D., author of publications indexed in Scopus, email: elvira.guranda@usarb.md

Lina Cabac, "Alecu Russo" Balti State University, Republic of Moldova

Lecturer, Ph.D., author of publications indexed in Scopus, email: lina.cabac@usarb.md

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30.06.2026

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Guranda, E., & Cabac, L. (2026). Der Weg nach innen: Die Übersetzung der spirituellen Suche in Ana Blandianas Lyrik und ihre Rezeption im Deutschen. Limbaj şi Context / Speech and Context International Journal of Linguistics, Semiotics and Literary Science, 1(18), 179–190. https://doi.org/10.62413/lc.2026(1).12

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