Theory and practice of translation of humorous fiction - problems of translation of humor in cultural and linguistic context

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to present different approaches to the translation of humorous fiction, both from a theoretical and practical viewpoint. In the theoretical section, the author outlines the defining characteristics of humorous fiction and introduces the problematic aspects of translating humorous fiction in comparison to other genres. The central focus of the thesis is the translability of humor, both as a part of language and as a means of sociocultural communication. The practical section contains the author's translation of selected extracts from Henryk Bardijewski's novel Pan Fiasko i jego sukcesy (Ezop, 2017). This thesis examines the challenges associated with and and problematic aspects of translating humorous fiction through the analysis of a translated text, all in the context of the general issue of translation from Polish to Czech