ACTUALIZATION OF THE “REDEMPTION” MOTIVE IN THE ORIGINAL AND TRANSLATION OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S NOVEL “THE MARBLE FAUN”
The article is devoted to the problem of metaphorical meanings in the context of intertextuality, especially of religious pretexts. Such pretexts are integrated into literary texts in order to form implicit metaphorical meanings. These metaphorical meanings are analyzed on the basis of original text by N. Hawthorne and exactly his novel “The Marble Faun” (1861) and of its translation made by the unknown translator exactly after the original’s publication. The importance of “decoding” of such implicit meanings by the translator, predominantly in religious pretexts such as biblical stories of Judith and Holofernes, and the Garden of Eden is stated. Actualization of the “redemption” motive through metaphorical meanings in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text connected with Bible pretexts is analyzed. Inside these Old and New Testament pretexts the fates of the literary heroes, compared by the author to the biblical characters, based on the stories of Judith and Holofernes, Mary Magdalene and Virgin Mary, are implicitly shown. N. Hawthorne is interested not only in the act of sin itself, but also in the hidden, malicious intent, sometimes even subconscious. Metaphorical meanings characterize both the characters of the literary text - Miriam, Hida, Donatello, Kenion and their creations within semiotic spaces of painting, sculpture, and dance. The necessity of reflecting implicit metaphorical meanings in translation is stated. While translating such a text complicated by scriptural reminiscences, it is necessary to use either explanatory notes, or the translator’s commentaries.