I am a teacher of translation and interpretation (between English and Arabic). I work at the Translation Department at Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, Iraq. I have been teaching for 10 years.
Translation has always been based on the notions of “writer” and “translator”; the writ... more Translation has always been based on the notions of “writer” and “translator”; the writer is the one who writes the text and the translator is the one who comes later and translates it into another language. The writer has the authority to control the text that he writes and produce it in the way that best fits his thoughts and imagination. His authority also lies in his ability to enrich the culture to which he belongs with his ideology, philosophy, and fantasy, and the language in which he writes and develops it and expands its boundaries ...
This paper discusses the translation of names in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, a chil... more This paper discusses the translation of names in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, a children’s fantasy novel, and the first of seven novels that, together comprise the Harry Potter book series. The paper is to highlight the importance of names in translating this particular text and in the literary genre of fantasy in general. First, it defines what it is meant by a name and attempts to present some of the most important types of “meanings” usually conveyed by names in literature and in fantasy literary works, of course, with a focus on the first book in the Harry Potter series.
Translation has gone under the microscope many times and many theories have been created to expla... more Translation has gone under the microscope many times and many theories have been created to explain, systematize and understand it. Some of these theories are linguistic (Jakobson, Nida, etc.) others are cultural (the postcolonial translation theory, etc.) as well as other theories that approached translation from various angles. Some of these theories are philosophical in the sense that they deal with translation from a philosophical point of view. The current paper is to review and classify these theories and identify the reasons behind their inception. In doing so, the relation between philosophy and translation will be examined and determined. It is proposed in this paper that translation in its nature is a philosophical process that involves logic and epistemology.
Translation has always been based on the notions of “writer” and “translator”; the writ... more Translation has always been based on the notions of “writer” and “translator”; the writer is the one who writes the text and the translator is the one who comes later and translates it into another language. The writer has the authority to control the text that he writes and produce it in the way that best fits his thoughts and imagination. His authority also lies in his ability to enrich the culture to which he belongs with his ideology, philosophy, and fantasy, and the language in which he writes and develops it and expands its boundaries ...
This paper discusses the translation of names in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, a chil... more This paper discusses the translation of names in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, a children’s fantasy novel, and the first of seven novels that, together comprise the Harry Potter book series. The paper is to highlight the importance of names in translating this particular text and in the literary genre of fantasy in general. First, it defines what it is meant by a name and attempts to present some of the most important types of “meanings” usually conveyed by names in literature and in fantasy literary works, of course, with a focus on the first book in the Harry Potter series.
Translation has gone under the microscope many times and many theories have been created to expla... more Translation has gone under the microscope many times and many theories have been created to explain, systematize and understand it. Some of these theories are linguistic (Jakobson, Nida, etc.) others are cultural (the postcolonial translation theory, etc.) as well as other theories that approached translation from various angles. Some of these theories are philosophical in the sense that they deal with translation from a philosophical point of view. The current paper is to review and classify these theories and identify the reasons behind their inception. In doing so, the relation between philosophy and translation will be examined and determined. It is proposed in this paper that translation in its nature is a philosophical process that involves logic and epistemology.
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