A Comparative Study of the Five Translations of Back to Country Life (I) from the Perspective of Eco-Translatology
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Tao Yuanming is one of the greatest poets of ancient China, and the English translations of his poems have lasted for more than a century. By now, many famous translators at home and abroad have translated them into English. From the perspective of Eco-translatology, the paper aims to take “three-dimensional transformation” as the theoretical guidance to compare and analyse five English translations of Back to Country Life (I) in the post-1950s, namely the translations of J.R. Hightower, David Hinton, Roland Fang, Wang Rongpei, and X.Y. Z., from the language dimension, cultural dimension, and communication dimension. The paper hopes to promote the translation of Tao Yuanmin’s poems and the integration of Eco-translatology and poetry. Finally, the retranslation and the dissemination of Chinese poetry can be promoted.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i27.10451
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