Orientalism, proposed by Edward Said (1995), refers to the network of interlocking discourses about the “orient” constructed in western civilization. The orients, in western conceptions, are stereotypically inflated others drastically different from the collective imagination of the civilized West. Said’s argument was initially focused more on Europe and Islamic Culture, but has been applied to...

This is an introduction to definitions of crime fiction, its sub-genres, key features and how these impact on and shape translation strategies. It considers the status quo of research into the field and suggests areas for future work. As an example of genre-specific translation challenges, a more detailed discussion of Inge Löhnig’s novel So unselig schön (2011) considers how lexical cohesion a...

Specialised or LSP translation is often compared unfavourably with literary translation in terms of the creative input required from the translator to produce a „good‟ translation. The supposed formulaic nature of LSP texts is contrasted with the creative nature of literary texts. The authors of LSP texts are often anonymous, possibly working in a team, and not necessarily native speakers of th...

persian literature especially and world literature generally are proud of having a unique and gentle poet who associated word literature with values of humanity; the meanings and values which beautifies literary summits and associations. by following poetic associations - in anywhere of the world - which has superior feelings and elegant emotion, a footprint of sa'adi would be found. by st...

gabriel garcía márquez is one of the most outstanding cultural, political and social figures in latin america. apparently iranian writers have been greatly influenced by him and we can perceive the reflection of his words, his style, or in general, his voice in the works of many persians writers. in this research we have done an intertextual-comparative-study on the reflection of one hundred ye...