Seminar "Translation analysis of Magtymguly's poems (based on the material of English translations)" dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Magtymkuly's birth
On 24 April 2024, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a seminar entited "Translation analysis of Magtymguly's poems (based on the material of English translations)" dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly. The seminar was conducted by Korpe Ataniyazova, senior lecturer of the Department of Stylistics and Grammar of the English Language of the Faculty of English Language and Literature of Magtymguly Turkmen State University, and students and lecturers of the Institute participated in the seminar. The seminar, which was held in English, discussed topical issues of studying and popularising the heritage of Magtymguly, his influence on the development of Turkmen literature and culture.
It should be noted that during the Era of the Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State, famous personalities of the Turkmen people, the life and work of our classical poets are being studied scientifically, and their precious heritage is available to our people.
The lecturer explained in detail the methods of translation and the difficulties of literary translation into both languages and reasonably analyzed using the examples of Magtymguly's poems, as well as the ways and means of their equivalent transmission in English for the purposes of teaching, theory and practice of translation. It was noted that the works of Magtymguly Fragi are an invaluable contribution to world poetry. His poems, filled with deep philosophical meaning and humanistic ideals, are relevant and in demand today.
During the seminar, the creativity of the great poet, the role of his works in the education of the younger generation, as well as the importance of events dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Fragi at the international level were widely discussed.
In recent years, a comparative and contrastive study of various aspects of language interaction has become widespread. One of the important problems of language contact is the study of poems in comparative terms.
Dowletyar ARCHAMYRADOW,
the 2nd year student of the Faculty of
International Relations of the
Institute of
International Relations of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.