Translation Studies: Some Problematic Aspects of Arabic Poetry Translation

Authors

  • Abdulwahab A. Khalifa

Keywords:

Translation, Metre, Rhyme, connotation, neo-classicism, romanticism, Modernism.

Abstract

From the time of its foundation, translation has not stopped to play its essential role of conveying messages across languages and cultural difficulties. Among all types of problems discussed in translation, the translation of poetry, in general, requires a deep understanding of the connotative meaning of words and of other shades of meanings accompanying the use of a different vocabulary in poetry. This study highlights the need for a compromise between practical and theoretical translation in guessing right the translated material by making efforts to minimize the gap between the original poem and its translation.

The aim of this study is twofold. The first part will present some perceptions given by some academic translators dealt with Arabic poetry translation in different periods of time. The second will focus on the three schools of modern Arabic poetry as classified by Arab scholars. This study also discusses some terminological terms used in Arabic poetry and how they are rendered into English.

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2015-01-29

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Khalifa, A. A. (2015). Translation Studies: Some Problematic Aspects of Arabic Poetry Translation. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 19(1), 314–324. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/2899

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