Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)

Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)

This study explores the role of intralingual translation in the early history of Dutch-language newspaper comic strips, focusing on the iconic Dutch comic strip De wereldreis van Bulletje en Boonestaak (Fatso and Beanstalk’s World Travels). First published in the Dutch socialist newspaper Het Volk i...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Dans:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites,
Auteur principal: Brems, Elke
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Comicalités 2025
Sujets:
Belgium
Intralingual translation
interwar period
socialism
newspaper comic strips
Dutch
Flanders
the Netherlands
cultural references
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
id openedition-oai:revues.org:comicalites_11087
record_format openedition
collection OpenEdition Journal
language Anglais
format Article ou chapitre numérique
building 0/Bibliothèque numérique/
1/Bibliothèque numérique/OpenEdition Journals/
topic Belgium
Intralingual translation
interwar period
socialism
newspaper comic strips
Dutch
Flanders
the Netherlands
cultural references
spellingShingle Belgium
Intralingual translation
interwar period
socialism
newspaper comic strips
Dutch
Flanders
the Netherlands
cultural references
Brems, Elke
Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)
description This study explores the role of intralingual translation in the early history of Dutch-language newspaper comic strips, focusing on the iconic Dutch comic strip De wereldreis van Bulletje en Boonestaak (Fatso and Beanstalk’s World Travels). First published in the Dutch socialist newspaper Het Volk in 1922, the comic became a cultural milestone, running for 17 years. Created by A.M. de Jong and George van Raemdonck, it combined humor and social critique to resonate with its audience. Its themes included anti-militarism, critiques of colonialism, and a rejection of moral conservatism.The study examines the comic’s adaptation into Belgian Dutch (Flemish) for the Flemish socialist newspaper De Volksgazet, highlighting linguistic and cultural modifications made to suit the Flemish readership. These adaptations included changes in pronouns, diminutives, idioms, and cultural references, reflecting the linguistic and cultural divergence between Belgian and Netherlandic Dutch in the interwar period. Despite shared socialist ideals, the intralingual translation bridged gaps in linguistic accessibility and cultural familiarity, ensuring the comic’s success in Flanders.While Bulletje en Boonestaak did not achieve the global fame of contemporaneous works like Hergé’s Tintin, it remains a cornerstone of Dutch and Belgian comic history. The study concludes that the comic’s success illustrates the importance of tailoring cultural products to specific audiences, even within shared language communities, and underscores its enduring influence on cultural memory.
author Brems, Elke
author_facet Brems, Elke
author_sort Brems, Elke
title Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)
title_short Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)
title_full Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)
title_fullStr Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)
title_full_unstemmed Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak)
title_sort intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: bulletje & bolleke (& boonestaak)
publisher Comicalités
publishDate 2025
container_title URI:https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites
url https://ezproxy.univ-orleans.fr/login?url=https://doi.org/10.4000/155vh
https://ezproxy.univ-orleans.fr/login?url=https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites/11087
_version_ 1877291873067859968
spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:comicalites_11087 https://doi.org/10.4000/155vh urn:doi:10.4000/155vh en https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites/11087 2025-11-18T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/155vh https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Intralingual translation in the early days of newspaper comic strips: Bulletje & Bolleke (& Boonestaak) Comicalités Presses universitaires de Liège (PULg) info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2117-4911 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites Brems, Elke Belgium Intralingual translation interwar period socialism newspaper comic strips Dutch Flanders the Netherlands cultural references This study explores the role of intralingual translation in the early history of Dutch-language newspaper comic strips, focusing on the iconic Dutch comic strip De wereldreis van Bulletje en Boonestaak (Fatso and Beanstalk’s World Travels). First published in the Dutch socialist newspaper Het Volk in 1922, the comic became a cultural milestone, running for 17 years. Created by A.M. de Jong and George van Raemdonck, it combined humor and social critique to resonate with its audience. Its themes included anti-militarism, critiques of colonialism, and a rejection of moral conservatism.The study examines the comic’s adaptation into Belgian Dutch (Flemish) for the Flemish socialist newspaper De Volksgazet, highlighting linguistic and cultural modifications made to suit the Flemish readership. These adaptations included changes in pronouns, diminutives, idioms, and cultural references, reflecting the linguistic and cultural divergence between Belgian and Netherlandic Dutch in the interwar period. Despite shared socialist ideals, the intralingual translation bridged gaps in linguistic accessibility and cultural familiarity, ensuring the comic’s success in Flanders.While Bulletje en Boonestaak did not achieve the global fame of contemporaneous works like Hergé’s Tintin, it remains a cornerstone of Dutch and Belgian comic history. The study concludes that the comic’s success illustrates the importance of tailoring cultural products to specific audiences, even within shared language communities, and underscores its enduring influence on cultural memory. Cette étude explore le rôle de la traduction intralinguistique dans les débuts de l’histoire de la bande dessinée de journal, en se concentrant sur l’emblématique bande dessinée néerlandaise De wereldreis van Bulletje en Boonestaak (Le Voyage autour du monde de Bulletje et Boonestaak). Publiée pour la première fois dans le journal socialiste néerlandais Het Volk en 1922, cette bande dessinée est devenue un jalon culturel, avec 17 ans de diffusion. Créée par A.M. de Jong et George van Raemdonck, elle combine humour et critique sociale pour toucher son public. Ses thèmes comprenaient l’antimilitarisme, la critique du colonialisme et le rejet du conservatisme moral.L’étude examine l’adaptation de la bande dessinée en néerlandais belge (flamand) pour le journal socialiste flamand De Volksgazet, en soulignant les modifications linguistiques et culturelles apportées pour convenir au lectorat flamand. Ces adaptations comprennent des changements dans les pronoms, les diminutifs, les expressions idiomatiques et les références culturelles, reflétant la divergence linguistique et culturelle entre le néerlandais belge et le néerlandais des Pays-Bas dans la période de l’entre-deux-guerres. Malgré des idéaux socialistes communs, la traduction intralinguistique a comblé les lacunes en matière d’accessibilité linguistique et de familiarité culturelle, assurant ainsi le succès de la bande dessinée en Flandre.Bien que Bulletje en Boonestaak n’ait pas atteint la renommée mondiale d’œuvres contemporaines telles que Tintin d’Hergé, elle reste un ouvrage phare de l’histoire de la bande dessinée néerlandaise et belge. L’étude conclut que le succès de la bande dessinée illustre l’importance d’adapter les produits culturels à des publics spécifiques, même au sein de communautés partageant la même langue, et souligne son influence durable sur la mémoire culturelle.

Documents similaires