River and Text in Three Mature Novels by Charles Dickens

Hollington, Michael

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“…Shortly before his death, Dickens was not well received in Germany. Despite its popularity in the Anglophone world, Our Mutual Friend was not known in Germany, and to the date when Hollington and many leading critics and translators started writing The Reception of Dickens in Europe in 2007, it had still not been translated into German, Czech or Bulgarian (Hollington, 2013). After Dickens's death in 1870, many critics saw Dickens as one of the founding fathers of realism.…”

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Rethinking Global Dickens

Abderrezzaq Ghafsi

2024

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This article critically reviews the international works that situate Charles Dickens from a global perspective. The current ‘global’ turn in Dickens’s scholarship and in Victorian literary and cultural studies in general led to a heated debate among scholars and researchers on why there is no complete, comprehensive global study on Dickens. Scholars also disagree on whether systematic or non-systematic methodologies are efficient in the completion of what became known as the Global Dickens Project in the late 1960’s. In this paper, I will refer to the scholarly attempts that aimed to bring Dickens to world audiences. Special attention will be given to the challenges and gaps as far as methodology is concerned, suggesting, in the end, a more effective and productive methodology for systematic scholars.

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Abderrezzaq Ghafsi

2024

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“…(Coats, 2006). His influence is profound, not just in literature, but in how society perceives and engages with issues of class, morality, and social justice (Hollington, 2013). His legacy, enriched by novels like Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, and Bleak House, is a testament to the enduring power of literature to mirror and shape the society from which it emerges.…”

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Evaluating Quality and Readability: Contrastive Analysis of Four Arabic Translations of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities

Alassiri

2024

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This study aims to conduct a contrastive analysis of four Arabic translations of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, focusing on quality and readability. The significance of this work lies in its exploration of the linguistic and cultural aspects of translation. It analyses the boundaries of what translators deem acceptable in their practice, particularly in the context of literary classics, which require a delicate balance between original intent and cultural adaptability. The study investigates the differences in translation quality and readability across four Arabic translations of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, and It examines the implications of these variations on translation practices. The core question addresses how the first book’s six chapter titles and the opening paragraph of the first chapter are translated into Arabic. The translations reviewed are by Monir Baalbaki (TR1), Dr. Al-Husseini Al-Husseini (TR2), Sophie Abdullah (TR3), and Dar Al-Haref Al-Arabi (TR4). By analyzing these translations, the study explores the extent to which the essence of the original text is preserved in the translation process. Our findings reveal significant disparities in how these translations approach fidelity and stylistic choices. TR1 adheres closely to the source text, qualifying as a faithful translation, while TR4 introduces extensive, unjustified changes. Without justification, TR2 and TR3 exhibit notable omissions, including the famous opening paragraph and entire chapters. The study contributes to translation studies by highlighting the critical role of careful translation in preserving the integrity of literary classics and the complexities involved in balancing linguistic fidelity with cultural relevance.

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River and Text in Three Mature Novels by Charles Dickens

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Rethinking Global Dickens

Rethinking Global Dickens

Evaluating Quality and Readability: Contrastive Analysis of Four Arabic Translations of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities

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