Intertextual Allusions and Evaluation of their Translation in the Novel Silent House by Orhan Pamuk

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the intertextual allusions in the novel Sessiz Ev by Orhan Pamuk (1983) and evaluate the translations of these allusions in the translated product by Finn (2012). To this end, Riffaterre's (1978) intertextuality theory has been adopted. The findings were based on Aktulum's (2011) definition of allusions. Cultural, scientific and historical allusions have been defined in the novel. In translation analysis, it was found that certain allusions were over-interpreted in the translated product. In the translation analysis, Kasar's (2009) classification of translation evaluation was adopted.