Evaluation of Qumshi'i's Quran Translation Based on Antoine Berman's Theory (Case Study: Surah Maryam)

Abstract

Antoine Berman, a contemporary French philosopher, historian, and theorist, has significantly influenced the field of translation studies due to his unique perspective on translation. He introduced his deconstructionist model through thirteen tendencies and highlighted the heterogeneous nature between translation and the source text as a system of textual distortion. This descriptive-analytical research aims to examine, critique, and evaluate seven tendencies of Berman's deconstructionist approach in the Persian translation by Elahi Qomshe'i of Surah Maryam. The findings indicate that Qomshe'i's translation includes numerous interpretative elements and parenthetical explanations, distancing itself from the original text in certain instances. Among the thirteen identified tendencies, amplification, clarification, logical reasoning, and dismantling text systems emerge as the main factors contributing to textual distortion in Qomshe'i's translation. In the areas of embellishment, quantitative and qualitative destruction, slight deviations from the source text are noticeable. Overall, these tendencies lead to both structural and semantic distortion of the source text.

Keywords

• elahi qomshe'i's translation
• antoine berman
• surah maryam
• deconstructionist tendencies