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Title POLITICS OF EXCLUSION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS AND SIYARON KI JANG

Author(s) MARIA AZIZ

Abstract This research work is based on the comparative analysis of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and Siyaron ki Jang by Rasheed Ahmed. It aimed at identifying the politics of exclusion practiced in the target text and the way these exclusions affected the final product, Siyaron ki Jang. The current research is qualitative in nature. Its research design is comparative and explanatory. The data has been collected through careful and critical comparative analysis of both the texts. While, identifying and classifying the exclusions on micro level, the researcher has applied the Andere Lefevere’s model of manipulation (2004). The data has been categorized under all the four categories i.e. omission, addition, explanatory notes, and rewriting. Having conducted the detailed analysis, the researcher has come up with multiple instances of manipulation on all the levels. Moving on to the macro level the researcher has undertaken the analysis of the data by applying the Andere Lefevere’s manipulation theory (1990). The researcher has critically analyzed and interpreted the data under the broader socio-cultural elements of the manipulation theory (2004) i.e. ideology, patronage, poetics and universe of discourse. It has been demonstrated that these factors exert their power during the process of inter-cultural translations and they play a significant role in shaping the final product. The researcher has found that massive exclusions have been made while translating The War of the Worlds on almost all the levels of the text and the translated version, Siyaron ki Jang clearly exhibits these exclusions and transformation which occurred as a result of such manipulative activities. Moreover, it has been found that the source text has been domesticated into target society by the translator. While excluding the foreign elements, he has taken the translated text quite away from the original version of it. The translators should not distort the real soul of the text in order to adjust it to the target culture. Finally it has been suggested that the element of translator’ subjectivity must be kept under a check. Keywords: Target Text (TT), Source Text (ST), Machine Translation (MT), Source Language (SL), Target Language (TL).

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Publication Date 2018-11-14

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