The adventures of Tom Sawyer - a comparison of Slovenian translations on examples of mentions of religion and the churchBabić, Kaja (Avtor) Trupej, Janko (Mentor) Onič, Tomaž (Komentor) Tom SawyerMark TwaintranslationcomparisonreligionTranslating does not simply consist of replacing words in the source language with words in the target language, it is influenced by the person doing the translating and the public for which the translation is intended. We wanted to examine if translators and their surrounding culture influence the way literary works are translated. We compared Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its three Slovenian translations published in 1921, 1947 and 1960. We based our research on the social and political background of the periods in which the translations were made, mostly focusing on 1947 and the anti-Catholic movement in Slovenia, which was influenced by the Soviet Union. Therefore, we selected from the original text 30 passages that mention religion and the Church. In the analysis we have compared the three Slovene translations and determined that out of 30, only 10 examples exhibited a change in the meaning. One such example was found in the 1921 translation, six in the 1947 translation and four in the 1960 translation, one of the latter examples even expanded the meaning of a religious elements.[K. Babić]20222022-10-05 12:39:31Magistrsko delo/naloga83248UDK: 821.111(73)-31:81'255.4(043.2)COBISS_ID: 127998979sl