A STUDY ON THE TANG POETRY TRANSLATION IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF “HARMONY-GUIDED THREE-LEVEL POETRY TRANSLATION CRITERIA” - A CASE STUDY OF LI BAI’S “CLIMBING THE PHOENIX TERRACE IN JINLING”

Authors

  • Ning Gao School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China
  • Feng Wang School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejals.v3i1.196

Keywords:

Li Bai, harmony-guided three-level poetry translation criteria, Tang poetry translation

Abstract

Tang poetry is the precious cultural heritages of the Chinese. Li Bai is one of the most outstanding poets in the Tang Dynasty and his poems have had a far-reaching impact on following generations. This paper attempts to use the “Harmony-Guided Three-Level Poetry Translation Criteria” put forward by Dr. Wang Feng, from the macro, middle and micro levels to analyze and compare four English versions of Li Bai’s “Climbing the Phoenix Terrace in Jinling”. Then, the authors retranslate the original poem and encourage researchers to pay more attention to the field of Tang poetry translation and promote the dissemination of Chinese classical poetry.

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Published

2020-08-01

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020)

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