Our theory (anti-intentionalist theory of translation) is based on the fundamental principle that in translation practice, regardless of the translator's intention, the target text makes sense independently of the translator. In other words, the purpose of translation in translation practice is meaningless. On the other hand, it is the reader's interpretation that constitutes the meaning of the target text, not the translator's intention. The reader actively participates in the act of comprehension, but not with the aim of accessing any intention on the part of the translator. In the anti-intentionalist theory of translation, we put forward the thesis of "the death of the translator."

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Mehran Zendehboudi is a lecturer at Ferdowsi University in Mashhad (Iran). He obtained his doctorate in translation studies at the University of Paris Ouest. He is the author of several books on translation and philosophy. He has translated ten books, including Albert Camus' The Stranger.