Discussion on Chinese Ancient Literature Translation Based on the English Translation of the Book of Songs

Authors

  • Shuai Wu Guizhou Vocational College of Economics and Business School of Information, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics
  • Xiuzhang Yang School of Information, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics Key Laboratory of Economic System Simulation, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics
  • Huan Xia School of Information, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics Key Laboratory of Economic System Simulation, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics
  • Yuanbo Li Guizhou Vocational College of Economics and Business
  • Xiaohong He Guizhou Vocational College of Economics and Business

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/ret.v3i2.1836

Abstract

The Book of Songs is an important part of Chinese traditional culture and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. This article is based on Turi’s theory of translation norms, and takes the English translation of The Book of Songs · Jing Jing by Richard Jacob and Xu Yuanchong as the research object. Comparative studies are made on the historical nature of understanding, the normativeness of translation, and the application of the fusion of horizons in the two versions of the Book of Songs. Incorporating history into translation brings the translation closer to the roots of history. The comparative research method proposed in this article can be widely used in various ancient literature studies, and has important theoretical and application values.

Keywords:

The Book of Songs; Translation; History; Ancient literature; Fusion of horizons

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Vol. 3 , Iss. 2 (April 2020)

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