The Quran, Translation and the Media

This book aims to identify how the Qur'an is narrated in and by the press media through the use of translation, featuring examples from a corpus of newspaper articles from the UK and Europe across two decades.

Autorentext

Ahmed S. Elimam lectures in Translation Studies at the University of Leicester. His recent publications include: "Translating Word Order Variations in the Qur'an: A Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment" (2020), "Muslim Scholars as Self-Translators" (2019) and "Media, Translation and the Construction of the Muslim Image: A Narrative Perspective" (2019).

Alysia S. Fletcher is a professional translator and interpreter and holds an MA degree in translation. She studied Italian and Spanish Translation and Interpreting Studies at Universities in the UK and Spain. She also worked as a translator in Milan, and is the founder and owner of ASF Translations.

Klappentext

This book aims to identify how the Qur'an is narrated in and by the press media through the use of translation, featuring examples from a corpus of newspaper articles from the UK and Europe across two decades.

Inhalt

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Translating the Qur'an in the Press Media

Chapter 2: Narrative Theory and Methodology

Chapter 3: British Press Media Coverage of Islam

Chapter 4: Italian Press Media Coverage of Islam

Chapter 5: Spanish Press Media Coverage of Islam

Chapter 6: Discussion: Popular Narratives and Narrative Tools

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Appendix I: list of English translation of verses per newspaper

Appendix II: list of Italian translation of verses per newspaper

Appendix III: list of Spanish translation of verses per newspaper

Index