Literary Translation, Introduction toTranslation, LANE 350

1. An Example of Literary Translation
By: http://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJAR
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
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2. Texts
Literary texts Non- literary
texts
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3. The main difference between literary and non-literary texts is :
the first comprises the world of the mind and the imagination; the second, the
world of reality, of facts and events.
literature includes:
(a)poetry, which covers lyrical, dramatic and epic poetry;
(b)fiction, which covers short stories and novels; and
(c) drama, which covers:
(1) tragedy, plays about life and death,
(2) comedy, plays about normal life, and
(3) farce, plays that exaggerate the broad humour of life.
• Literature derives from the realm of word dictionaries, the general lower case
words.
• Literature is written both to be spoken and `sonorised', i.e.read out to oneself
and consciously heard in the ear, in natural speech-rhythms, with a word-order
that only deviates in order to foreground (emphasise) or `background'
(understate) a segment of a text.
non-literature covers the topics of encyclopedias, encyclopaedic dictionaries,
names, titles, upper case words.
Non-rhetorical, non-literary texts are written to be soundlessly skimmed.
Non-literary in the Light of Literary Translation
Peter Newmark, University of Surrey
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4. Translation
Literary Non- literary
translation translation
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5. Translation
Example:
The Deserted Village
Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high,
Where once the signpost caught the passing eye,
Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired,
Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retired,
‫ا‬ ‫زآ وا‬ ‫د‬ ‫هه‬ ‫رة‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫اري وا روب‬ ‫أ ءا‬ ‫آ ا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫د. زا‬
‫ارى ه‬
‫ا ق‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ا‬
‫ب‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ار ا ح ا اء‬ ‫آ‬
‫و آ ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫أو‬ ‫آ و‬ ‫آ ا‬
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6. The Deserted Village
Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high,
Where once the signpost caught the passing eye,
Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired,
Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retired,
‫ةا دا‬‫رأ‬ ‫رة و ب‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫ن ا رة‬ ‫أ ء ا اري‬ ‫آ‬ .‫د‬
‫ار‬ ‫ا يآ‬ ‫مذ ا‬
‫ورا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫أ اح ا اب ا اء‬
‫ا‬ ‫او‬ ‫ا وا ب‬ ‫وي ا خ‬
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7. The Deserted Village
Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high,
Where once the signpost caught the passing eye,
Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts inspired,
Where grey-beard mirth and smiling toil retired,
‫ّ رأ‬ ‫د‬ ‫رة و ب‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬
‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬ .‫د‬
‫آن و ا س‬ ‫م‬
‫ا‬ ‫اء‬ ‫و ار أ اح اب‬
‫ون ا ن‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬
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