Arabic translation of literary criticism terminology : on the horns of a dilemma

Abstract EN

Standardizing terminology is not an easy task, especially when the latter is a product of a culture other than the Arab’s verily, we have got a lot from translation, but translation has sometimes been a double-edged sword, for several translators, certainly, create for us, several corresponding terms for one unique term in all European languages ; this in itself is a major problem as the most important feature of the term is being clear and unified.