TRANSLATION RESEARCH OF COLD MOUNTAIN POEMS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRANSLATOR BEHAVIOR CRITICISM

Authors

  • Shuang Deng 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/ejlll.v5i2.274

Keywords:

translator’s behavior, "Truth-seeking-Utility-attaining" continuum mode of evaluation, Cold Mountain poems, Han Shan

Abstract

The spread of Cold Mountain (Han Shan) poems is a text travel. As an important phenomenon of Chinese culture as well as a world cross-cultural phenomenon, it has significant research value. From the perspective of translator behavior criticism, the translator's volitional nature, identity and the social context in which the translator's behavior takes place all influence the translator's internal and external translation behavior. Based on the "Truth-seeking-Utility-attaining" Continuum Mode of Evaluation, we find that different sinologists display different translator's behavior characteristics when translating Cold Mountain poems into English. This paper summarizes the general behavior rules of translators, which can provide some references for the "going out" of Chinese culture.

Author Biographies

  • Shuang Deng, School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China
    Deng Shuang is a postgraduate of QX201 in the School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University.
  • Feng Wang, School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University, Hubei Province, 434023, P. R. China
    Wang Feng (corresponding author) is a Full Professor in the School of Foreign Studies, Yangtze University. His research interests include translation studies, intercultural communication, language education, and onomastics.

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Published

2021-08-17

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021)

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Articles