The Importance of Recognizing Discourse and Nodal Point of the Text in Translation, Based on Colman Barks’ Translation of the Masnavi of Molana

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TAMIMDARI AHMAD; Bagheri Ahranjani Shima

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Journal: LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH) Year:2022 | Volume:13 | Issue:1 (67) Page(s): 327-356

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The Importance of Recognizing Discourse and Nodal Point of the Text in Translation, Based on Colman Barks’ Translation of the Masnavi of Molana

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TAMIMDARI AHMAD | Bagheri Ahranjani Shima | Issue Writer Certificate

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Rumi

Coleman Barks

Discourse Analysis

Nodal Point

Laclau and Mouffe

Abstract

As the most well-known translator of Rumi in the United States, Coleman Barks is not without criticism. Due to many deviations and alterations to the original text, his translations have undergone harsh criticism by literary critics. Coleman Barks’ critics have considered different reasons for his alterations to the works of Rumi, the most important of which is his lack of knowledge over Farsi language. Other reasons include not paying attention to the culture and religion of Rumi and a biased distortion of Islamic elements. In this research we provide evidence against the above claims. Based on the Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’ s Discourse Theory and their notion of “ Nodal Point” we have shown that the most fundamental mistake of Coleman Barks is to misrecognize the Nodal Point in the source text and considering all of them to be the same in all Rumi’ s works. This has led to a deconstruction of the allegories and has turned the characters in the Masnavi, Quranic stories, mystical symbols and rituals into actual things, physical deeds, and historical figures, resulting in an inevitable distortion by Coleman Barks. Based on his own discourse and the discourse of his audience, he has tried to invent justifications, new themes, and explanations for the poetry of Rumi. To prove this hypothesis, we have analyzed his translations of Rumi’ s “ Story of The Reed” , “ The People of the Cave” , his views on Jesus in the poetry of Rumi, and his description of the whirling dance “ Sama” .

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TAMIMDARI, AHMAD, & Bagheri Ahranjani, Shima. (2022). The Importance of Recognizing Discourse and Nodal Point of the Text in Translation, Based on Colman Barks’ Translation of the Masnavi of Molana. LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH), 13(1 (67) ), 327-356. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/966843/en

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TAMIMDARI AHMAD, Bagheri Ahranjani Shima. The Importance of Recognizing Discourse and Nodal Point of the Text in Translation, Based on Colman Barks’ Translation of the Masnavi of Molana. LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH)[Internet]. 2022;13(1 (67) ):327-356. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/966843/en

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AHMAD TAMIMDARI, and Shima Bagheri Ahranjani, “The Importance of Recognizing Discourse and Nodal Point of the Text in Translation, Based on Colman Barks’ Translation of the Masnavi of Molana,” LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH), vol. 13, no. 1 (67) , pp. 327–356, 2022, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/966843/en

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