An Example of Literary Translation

By: http://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJAR
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com

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 Texts

Literary texts Non- literary

texts

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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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 Translation

Literary Non- literary

translation translation

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 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,

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 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,

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 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,

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7( ‫ن‬N‫)ون ا‬O) -.8‫ و‬.8 3)‫و‬

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