Mansoureh Zarkoob; Hussein Abbassi Asl Abbassi
Volume 3, Issue 6 , March 2013, , Pages 113-139
Abstract
Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) is one of the greatest writers of the Arab world and the only Muslim winner of the Nobel Prize (1988). Novel, short story, autobiography, and scenario are his areas of writing, and many of his stories have been translated into many of the world languages. The Pub of the Black ...
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Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) is one of the greatest writers of the Arab world and the only Muslim winner of the Nobel Prize (1988). Novel, short story, autobiography, and scenario are his areas of writing, and many of his stories have been translated into many of the world languages. The Pub of the Black Cat is one of his valuable works which can be considered as a snapshot of a historical moment of his country, i.e. Egypt. The characters and characterizations as well as symbols used in this story are located together beautifully. The reader, even if unfamiliar with the conditions of that time and place, enjoys reading an interesting story. He also becomes familiar with the contemporary history of Egypt. The flips of these symbols cause him to contemplate and then he praises the accuracy and elegance of Mahfouz. In the present paper, Muhammad Reza Mar’ashipour’s translation of this story was assessed. Before assessing the translation, the status of the symbols used in this story were investigated in order to provide a solution to the problems of translating mysterious stories. Mistranslations, use of unfamiliar words, ambiguity, inaccurate translation of poems, and unfamiliarity with the popular culture and language of modern Egypt are among the shortcomings of the translation of this symbolic story.
Marzieh Abad; Rasol Ballavi
Abstract
As one of the important elements in literary critisism and analysis, motif is taken into consideration in European criticism.
Originally as a French word, motif means the main thought or the subject or the iterative words and phrases in literature. In poetry, motifs have a close and fundamental relation ...
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As one of the important elements in literary critisism and analysis, motif is taken into consideration in European criticism.
Originally as a French word, motif means the main thought or the subject or the iterative words and phrases in literature. In poetry, motifs have a close and fundamental relation with the poet's soul, thoughts and emotions.
Motifs have appeared in various forms such as themes and symbols in Yahyaal-Samawy's poetry. In his poetry, "AbuzarGhaffari"motif isone themost prominentones in the form of symbol. Being repetitive, this motif has no literal meaning but rather it stands for freedom,devotion, dedication, persistence, justice, and as a saviour to get people rid oftyrannyof the oppressor.
Having taken the analytic–descriptive method as its methodology, this paper tries to examine "AbuzarGhaffarimotif" and its signification in Yahyaal-Samawy 's poetry. In doing so, it answers the following questions: What are the important motifs used by the poet in his poetry? Why does the poet insist on using such repetitive motifs? What kinds of effects do these motifs have on the meanings? To what extent has the poet paid attention to"AbuzarGhaffari's character as a motif"? How does this motifaffect the reader? What kinds of symbols and signififation such a motif bring about?
