Prvi srpski prevod Platonove Odbrane Sokratove

Abstract

U ovom radu kritički se preispituje filozofski i jezički karakter nedavno otkrivenog prvog srpskog prevoda Odbrane Sokratove, čiji je autor Kosta J. Lozanić. Autori će najpre analizirati filozofsku terminologiju, s posebnim osvrtom na značajna mesta ovog Platonovog književno najuspelije napisanog dela. Cilj rada je da se pokaže samosvojnost Lozanićevog prevoda, koja počiva na prevodiočevom rukovođenju vlastitom egzegezom Apologije, a ne na mehaničkom preuzimanju prevodilačkih rešenja iz drugih prevoda njegovog doba.

In this paper, we will critically assess the philosophical and linguistic aspects of the first Serbian translation of Plato's Apology, that has been recently discovered. The Apology was translated by Kosta J. Lozanić in 1904. First, we will analyze the philosophical terminology of this translation, taking into account some important passages of the dialogue. By comparing and contrasting Lozanić's translation with the most prominent translations of the Apology of his time, we explicate the uniqueness of his translation, that rests on the translator's own understanding of both the Greek text and Plato's philosophy.