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Understanding and Expression in Poetry Translation--A Comparative Analysis of Three Translations of “Guan Ju”

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Shuyuan Yang1, *
1College of Arts, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: yangshuyuanCastu@ccsfu.edu.cn
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Shuyuan Yang
Available Online 3 July 2024.
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10.2991/978-2-38476-263-7_6How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Guan Ju; translation; Yuanchong Xu; James Legge; Arthur David Waley
Abstract

In the translation of Chinese poems, different translators are influenced by their different intrinsic or extrinsic. Translators differ in their understanding of the original text, and thus in their translations. Many translators have translated Guan Ju, and there are more than 20 English translations of it. In this paper, the translations of Guan Ju by three translators, Yuanchong Xu, James Legge and Arthur David Waley, are selected as materials for analysis. The three translators have different philosophies and focuses, different perspectives, and all of them have their specialties. Comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between the translations of the three authors from different perspectives enables the dissemination of traditional Chinese culture in different ways. Yuanchong Xu’s translation is more based on ancient Chinese philosophical thought, is more artistic, and conveys the thought content of the original text. James Legge mostly uses the direct translation method, which is plain and pristine and focuses on the literal meaning of the text. Arthur David Waley mainly adopts the Italian translation method, which translates the rhyme of the poem in some places, but some traditional Chinese cultural contents are still poorly translated.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 2nd International Conference on Language, Innovative Education and Cultural Communication (CLEC 2024)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
3 July 2024
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10.2991/978-2-38476-263-7_6
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2352-5398
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