Transferring Iranian and Islamic Symbols through Intersemiotic Translation: A Case Study of the ‎Illustrations of Rubaiyat of Khayyam

Abstract

From ancient times until now, mankind has used pictures for communication purposes. The symbols ‎used in such pictures can have an important role in transferring the culture of a society. Intersemiotic ‎translation, as introduced by Jacobson (1959), is a kind of translation in which the signs of a verbal ‎system transform into the signs of a visual system. This paper is an attempt to examine the transfer of ‎old culture of Iran to the target society through visual translation based on Schleiermacher’s theory ‎and the three approaches that Pereira introduced for illustrating. Puttapipat, a contemporary ‎illustrator, illustrated based on Rubayiat in 2009. As an intersemiotic translator, not only does he help ‎with the transfer of Iranian old culture by using Iranian and Islamic symbols, but he also contributes to ‎the better understanding of the main essence of Khayyam’s pure poems.‎