The rendering of style in the ring of the dove

Abstract EN

This study deals with problems of rendering Ibn Hazm’s The Ring of the Dove into English as far as style is concerned.

It traces how Arthur J.

Arberry (1995) renders style of this book from Arabic to English.

First, the concept of rendering style is clearly defined from a translational point of view.

Then extracts are analyzed in light of a linguistic and cultural methodology that examines macro and micro aspects of source and target texts.

Vocabulary and other micro aspects of style are analyzed in detail.

Other stylistic notions like euphemism, analogies, imagery, etc.

are discussed.

Not only is Arberry’s rendering of style assessed, but also new choices are proposed.

Results of these analyses are used to formulate a well-defined mechanism for translating style, especially in the field of literary translation.

The study proves that Arberry is an academic of great translational skills at both theoretical and practical levels, at a time when translation studies was not an established field.

Deep analyses of his translational efforts reveal that he worked according to a fixed plan.