A study on the translation of Divan e Hafez by Charles-Henri de Fouchécour

پژوهش های زبان و ترجمه فرانسه

Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 8, September 2022   

Document Type: پژوهش های زبان و ترجمه فرانسه

DOI: 10.22067/rltf.2023.79373.1064

Authors

Saeed Rahimi^{* 1}; Mohsen Amini²

¹Assistant Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Language and Linguistics center, Sharif University of technology

²French language and literature translator and Iranian studies researcher

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the position of Charles-Henri de Fouchécour (1925-AD), in Iranian studies, in his translation of Divan e Hafez. He has authored four major works in classical Persian literature: Moralia, The description of nature in 11th century Persian lyric poetry, inventory and analysis of themes, Hafez of Shiraz and Elements for a Persian textbook. Fouchécour's works (with the exception of the translation of Divan e Hafez) have not been able to make a turning point in the field of Iranian studies and Persian literature due to the reasons that we will present, most especially because they lack a comprehensive theory. Despite this, in the translation of Divan e Hafez, Fouchécour has achieved an important position in the field of Iranian studies. This translation, is a valuable work due to the translator's correct understanding of Hafez, the correct translation of the sonnets and the description of all the verses. This translation has been well received, based on the numerous reprints that have been made over the course of a decade. As a result, Fouchécour, as an Iranian Studies scholar, has a dual position. On the one hand, he has not achieved much success in his research works; on the other hand, he has immortalized his name in French Iranian Studies by translating Divan e Hafez.

Keywords

Persian poetry; Hafez; translation; Fouché; cour; Iranian studies; Persian language; French language

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