Literary Text Translations: Problematic Aspects of Cultural Barriers

Authors : Mohamed M. BENOTMAN

Pages : 201-206

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Publication Date : 2013-11-02

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Literary translation is closely linked to the act of interpretation; interpretation in fact precedes the very act of translation. Schulte points out that: “Interpretation in itself is the act of translation, therefore, the concept of translation should be anchored in a very simple recognition; all acts of communication are acts of translation whether we try to explain an idea or whether we try to relate an exciting experience to another person.” 3 Many of the words have an evident meaning, but the way they are strung in sequence in a literary text, especially in a rich or inventive one, confers on these words a well-defined type of meaning. 
Keywords : Literary Text Translations, Cultural Barriers