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The Department of English Language and Literature of Shahid Beheshti University proudly announces the publication of the 2nd & 3rd numbers of Threshold quarterly. The contents of this edition are as follows:
Submission Guidelines
Editorials
TEFL The principals of Lexical Approach S. Farshchi Lesson Planning & Classroom Management: An Overview F. Naserieh benefits of Teaching Literature in ESL/EFL Classrooms Sh. Babapour Profile: Rebecca L. Oxford F. Naserieh
Literature
The Structure of Narrative in Sir Thomas More’s Utopia F. Doosti Edmund Spenser: An English Colonizer or an Irish Lord R. Jalayer The Ambiguity of Satan’s Character in Paradise Lost R. Heidari Profile: Jhumpa Lahiri F.Arshadi/A. Hasanzadeh
Translation studies
Necessity to Revise in Translation Evaluation M. Mashayekhi Foreignization: How Can It Emerge? K. Khademi Strategies Applied in the Translation of Culture Specific Items in Divan-e-Hafez F. Safdari Profile: Susan Bassnett F. Safdari Translation and Translation Studies in the World
Scoop
Tajrobeh Theater Performances Macbeth Puppet Opera Waiting in Café Parker M. Sameti A Report on the Critical Session on Fun in Farsi S. Moradi Interview with Prof. Sokhanvar (part 1) S. Moradi/H. Azadeh Ranjbar
Reviews
Camera Lucida: Ronald Barthes on Photography F. Doosti Film Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet F. Ghaderi Journal Review: About Translation M. Mashayekh Interview with Prof. Sokhanvar (part 2) M. Mashayekhi Without Rhyme or Reason Z. Kandehkar Army of Letters A Parable from Gulistan Sa’adi Trans. M.M. Rahnama Sweet Little Death M. Hodaee R.I.P. M. Movahedin Never-ending/ You & Me A.Sheikholeslami Winter (Mehdi Akhavansales) Trans. M.M. Rahnama The Machine G. Nournejad Turtule Was Singing My Poem (Mohammad Tolouei) Trans. F. Doosti/ M. Turner Rebirth (Forough Farokhzad) Trans. M. & F. Turner Poetry Translation Workshop F. Doosti Four Translations of “Night” by Nima Youshij Next issue Translation Challenge
SAM SHEPHARD & DARIUSH MEHRJOUIE!
Two plays by Sam Shepard, the famous American dramatist, have been recently translated by Mehrjouie. “The Buried Child and the True West were the plays I have always had the ambition of performing them, and since there were no agreeable translations of these works available, I decided to translate them myself” said Mehrjouie.
ENTRANCE OF SHAHNAMEH IN THE PUBLIC CULTURE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Hyperworks Company announced the entrance of stories about the Persian Super hero, Rostam, into the public culture of the U.S. This company has produced a unique version of the Book of the Kings in English. Karl Altstaeter Bruce, who is the founder of the company, mentioned “I had the opportunity to read a Comic Book in English based on the Persian legendary hero Rostam, and was delighted by what I discovered as a bold and successful attempt to render Ferdowsi’s legendary script into a visually stunning story accessible to every age and group.
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