Applying Larson's Model To Assess the Quality of Two Translations of Antony Hope's Novel The Prisoner of Zenda into Arabic
Mahmood Ibrahim Hamdan
College of Arts/ University of Tikrit
Gailan Mahmoud Hussein
College of Arts/ University of Tikrit
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/lang.8.1.13
Keywords: Larson Model, criteria, Literary Translation, Assessment, Quality
Abstract
This paper investigates the quality of two translations of Antony Hope's" Prisoner of Zenda" novel by applying Larson's model. This novel is rendered into Arabic by two translators in different places and times. The model has three significant criteria that can be employed to assess the quality of translated works including "accuracy, clarity and naturalness". They are considered important indicators of translation quality that can be used to assess the translation and assure that they are appropriately employed. To assess the two translations, the researchers apply each criterion to three excerpts taken from the novel and assess their translation and to what extent the source texts are appropriately rendered.
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