Chinese to English literary translation (CELT) has brought enormous reading pleasure to large numbers of people. These readers are not necessarily committed to China or Chinese literature as a cause or profession: the...Chinese to English literary translation (CELT) has brought enormous reading pleasure to large numbers of people. These readers are not necessarily committed to China or Chinese literature as a cause or profession: they are disinterested readers. Publishers today, such as the Foreign Languages Press, can significantly increase their publication figures and strengthen their impact by going beyond captive readers to reach this wider audience. Guidelines that may lead to such a result can be summed up in the phrase: trust the reader. Readers of literary translations already belong to a limited class: they are risk-takers; they are curious and knowledgeable about other cultures; and they are skilled literary readers in their own language.展开更多
最近几年相继出现了我国著名古典小说《红楼梦》的两个值得推荐的优秀英译本:一是前英国牛津大学教授霍克斯(David Hawkes)的英译本,一是我国翻译家杨宪益和戴乃迭合译的英译本。前者采用的译名是《石头记》(The Story of the Stone),...最近几年相继出现了我国著名古典小说《红楼梦》的两个值得推荐的优秀英译本:一是前英国牛津大学教授霍克斯(David Hawkes)的英译本,一是我国翻译家杨宪益和戴乃迭合译的英译本。前者采用的译名是《石头记》(The Story of the Stone),后者采用的译名仍是《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions)。展开更多
文摘Chinese to English literary translation (CELT) has brought enormous reading pleasure to large numbers of people. These readers are not necessarily committed to China or Chinese literature as a cause or profession: they are disinterested readers. Publishers today, such as the Foreign Languages Press, can significantly increase their publication figures and strengthen their impact by going beyond captive readers to reach this wider audience. Guidelines that may lead to such a result can be summed up in the phrase: trust the reader. Readers of literary translations already belong to a limited class: they are risk-takers; they are curious and knowledgeable about other cultures; and they are skilled literary readers in their own language.
文摘最近几年相继出现了我国著名古典小说《红楼梦》的两个值得推荐的优秀英译本:一是前英国牛津大学教授霍克斯(David Hawkes)的英译本,一是我国翻译家杨宪益和戴乃迭合译的英译本。前者采用的译名是《石头记》(The Story of the Stone),后者采用的译名仍是《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions)。
