An Analysis of Understanding the Text and Re-Creation in the Translation of Jailing the Rainbow According to Wilss’s Theory

Translation has an inter-disciplinary nature, and this can also be said of its various aspects, including translation analysis. Usually, when we define something, we aim to introduce its nature, its role, and its variables. The main goal of translation analysis is to discuss and evaluate translation in different respects and the relationship among all variables. The process of survey and evaluation is one of the main elements in any educational program. Any evaluation system is based on experience and analyzing needs, aims, textbooks, and the educational system. It is believed that Linguistics, psychology, and sociology are among the fields related to translation. This paper aims to put forward theoretical principles of translation analysis, and applying an analytical, descriptive and cooperative approach, discuss the ideas of Wolfram Wilss and also analyze his principles in translation analysis, and also evaluate the type, quality, and the extent of interaction among the elements he is emphasizing in his theory. Finally, to elaborate on this topic, the paper tries to apply the findings of Wolfram Wilss on the evaluation of the Persian translation of “jailing the Rainbow” by the Syrian author Ghada al-Samman. The book was translated from Arabic into Farsi by Abdol Hosein Farzad and reprinted several times.