The Cultural Study of Dariush Mehrjui’s Adaptation of &amp;quot;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;A Doll’s House&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;quot; by Henrik Ibsen in the Light of Linda Hutcheon’s Theory of Adaptation

Narmin Beglari

doi:10.11648/j.ijalt.20170301.11

Abstract

This paper examines the crucial interplay between cultural studies and translation. It attempts to shed light on how cultural elements such as gender, ideology and social identity, which necessitate doing adaptation, show that an adaptation is a kind of translation. To this end, the present research explored how Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House was introduced to Persian culture as a movie entitled Sara by Dariush Mehrjui, mediated by apprehending the intended function and meaning of the original work and its proximity to the cultural elements application of the Iranian audience, through which Nora in Norway could be ‘translated’ to Sara in Iran, to enlighten both audience. Considering Andre Lefevere’s notions on ideology and Linda Hutcheon’s theory of adaptation, the descriptive and comparative analysis of characters’ Dialogue and element style in A Doll’s House and Sara represented the effect of cultural elements in doing adaptation and yielded that cultural elements interfere or necessitate adapting from the literatures of other cultures or nations.

Highlights

Storytelling allows for the sharing of ideas and the teaching of ideals across cultures
Common themes can be communicated to a number of audiences through cultural traditions that both show—through theatre, film, television— and tell—through novels, books, radio – human values. Many of these stories and lessons have been told and told again, yet they continue to find a place in our cultural landscape. This occurs through the unique process of adaptation
The movie Sara is a Persian adaptation of this play presented by Dariush Mehrjui in 1992

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Storytelling allows for the sharing of ideas and the teaching of ideals across cultures. Common themes can be communicated to a number of audiences through cultural traditions that both show—through theatre, film, television— and tell—through novels, books, radio – human values Many of these stories and lessons have been told and told again, yet they continue to find a place in our cultural landscape. The researchers try to conduct a cultural study on Dariush Mehrjui’s Sara, which is a clear adaptation of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. To achieve their aim, the researchers apply the guidelines presented through Linda Hutcheon’s theory of adaptation. The movie Sara is a Persian adaptation of this play presented by Dariush Mehrjui in 1992

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