Ideological Perspectives in Two Selected Persian Translations of George Orwell’s Animal Farm

Ideology plays a vital role in influencing language use in Persian translation work in Iran. Hence, those who engage in Islamic-oriented discourse are treated with more respect and favor in the community, particularly after the revolution in 1979. This study aims to describe the ideological impact of the Islamic Revolution on the pre- and post-Revolution Persian translations of George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) and for this purpose two translations i.e., Amirshahi (1969) and Hosseini and Nabi Zadeh (2003) were selected. Farahzad’s (2012) three-dimensional textual analysis model was used for data categorization while van Dijk’s (1998) theory of ideology aided in discussing the ideological perspectives that manifest themselves in the Persian translations. The findings revealed significant differences in ideological perspectives of the pre and post revolutions translators. The study has several practical and theoretical implications for translators, and language learners as well as instructors.