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The Taming of the Shrew by A.N. Ostrovsky: Some Aspects of Reception and the Principles of Translation of Shakespeare’s Comedy

Albeit being an experienced translator of foreign drama, A.N. Ostrovsky translated
only one Shakespeare’s piece — The Taming of the Shrew. His first attempt at its
translation resulted in an abridged prose version entitled The Taming of the Spiteful
Wife, which served as an embryo of the later prosimetric translation. While the interest
in Shakespearean allusions in Ostrovsky’s plays may be traced back to the works of
contemporary critics, it was not until mid-20th century that a comprehensive study
of the play’s translation was written by a Shakespearean scholar M. Morozov further
revisited and revised by Iu.D. Levin, V.I. Malikov, and N.K. Il’ina. Bearing on these
studies, the author of this article demonstrates how the language of Ostrovsky’s
translation is related to the basic language principles of the playwright and shows his
reliance upon the editorial practice of the 18th–19th centuries. The article highlights the
translator’s strategies in using verse and prose, blank verse and rhyme as a means to
interpret Shakespearean characters, the genre and the style of the play. It also examines
the synthesis of “domesticating” and “estranging” tendencies in the translated play