Abstract:

In today's world, translation and rewriting are both considered as umbrella terms to define translated literature though differing in content. Translation as an umbrella term may bring forth the idea of 'conformity' to the target text whereas rewriting may recall 'changes' made to the original. The term "rewriting" has been used to define works that are 'inferior' examples of the target text. To oppose this traditional view, theorists like Gideon Toury, Rosemary Arojo and Kaisa Koskinen claim that all texts refer to one another in many ways, and the concept of rewriting should still be treated carefully as discussions on translation and textual production still continue. In the Turkish literary system, Can Yücel's translation of William Shakespeare's sonnets and three plays, namely Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Tempest have stood out as examples of free translation. Yücel called himself 'Rewriter in Turkish' to escape from harsh criticism that said his work was 'not translation'. Such discussions are likely to fade away because today's translation theories see textual production since the beginning of history as rewriting.  In such a case, the 'loyalty' to target text should be considered as a paradigm because it may be challenged as well as the umbrella terms like translation or rewriting. According to modern translation theorists it is the translators' choices that make literature 'different' from one another and these should be respected.

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