The article analyses the translation strategies employed by Jalu Kurek in his translations of Aldo Palazzeschi’s poetry, with particular attention to the problem of rendering comic and ludic effects. It begins with a discussion of the specificity of Palazzeschi’s humour and a brief reflection on the translatability of poetic comicity. Drawing on selected poems such as Chi sono?, Fontana malata and Rio Bo, the article demonstrates the heterogeneous and selective nature of Kurek’s approach to formal experimentation, rhythm and sound. It also presents the author’s own proposals for alternative translation solutions, which help to highlight the comic potential of the originals. The conclusions indicate that comicity in Palazzeschi’s poetry is not an untranslatable category, but rather one that requires conscious and creative formal decisions on the part of the translator.

The article discusses the history of Polish translations of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry, which is essential to presenting the reception of this Victorian poet in Poland. The author examined all available press publications, from the first mentions of the poet in the nineteenth century to the late 1930s, when the myth of the romantic love between Elizabeth and Robert Browning took shape in Polish culture. She argues that Barrett’s fame as a poet preceded the translations of her works and that her actual influence on Polish literature was both late and limited.

The article addresses the issue of collaboration with an editor and highlights the benefits that arise from such cooperation. It also discusses so-called “silly errors,” that is accidental translation errors resulting primarily from inattention or ambiguity in the source text, which often lead to incorrect translations. Furthermore, the article presents unexpected “discoveries,” understood as translation possibilities that emerged through reflection, consideration of cultural contexts, and inspiration derived from another translation. The aim of the article is to raise translators’ awareness of the necessity of independent exploration, creative initiative, and systematic self-review.

The article aims to demonstrate the conceptual-terminological and approximate-lexical variation in the naming of animals in Czech and Polish Bible translations. The analysis covers 28 translations of two nearly identical passages from the Holy Scripture – from the First Book of Kings (1 Kings 10,22) and the Second Book of Chronicles (2 Chroni­cles 9,21). The names of animals (peacock, parrot, monkey, guenon, baboon, sea urchins) appearing in the analyzed texts were discussed, taking into account their frequency. The analysis revealed diverse methods of translating the two Hebrew lexemes קוֹף qōf // qôpˉ. [h-6971] and תֻּכִּיִּים tukijim [h-8500] in Czech and Polish Bible editions.

This article presents the results of two stages of research aimed at assessing the effectiveness of alternative teaching techniques used in the training of interpreters. The study used sketch-noting and thematic vocabulary lists. Observation sheets, specially designed tasks in the form of English and Polish recordings, and questionnaires were used as data collection tools. 38 students of translation studies and English philology took part in the study. The teaching experiment was conducted in interpreting booths. The article discusses the students’ opinions on the quality of the classes prepared with the use of the aforementioned teaching techniques. The results clearly indicate that the training in question motivates students to develop their interpreting skills.