anti-localizing in translation of shahnameh for children from persian into english

considering the importance of children's literature in translation research, the present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of anti-localizing in the translation of shahnameh stories which is intended for children. being in 11 volumes, this series of stories tries to narrate shahnameh events in a simple and understanding language, which has been later translated into english. each of the stories was carefully examined for the renditions in which anti-localizing was implemented by the translator. the results of the study showed that most of the anti-localizing cases (69.10%) had negative effect on the renditions. more specifically, the translations failed to appropriately transfer the cultural sense of the words or terms. it was finally decided that anti-localizing can be implemented only in some and not all literary works. this study was concluded by providing some implications as well as some suggestions for further research.