Title: A Comparative Study of Two English Versions of Chun Xiao
Abstract: Due to the special features of Chinese Classic poetry and the differences of language and culture between China and Western countries,it is of great difficulty to translate Chinese Classic poetry.This paper will take Chun Xiao as an example,a famous poem in Tang Dynasty,to make a comparison of the two representative English versions of it from the aspects of theme manifestation,word choice,sentence structure and rhythm and point out the strong points and weak points of the two versions,intending to propose that it is advisable to transfer the contents of the original poetry and reproduce the form of it since Classic poetry is an entity of both content and form.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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