A Study of Brewitt-Taylor’s Translation of San Guo Yan Yi from the Perspective of Polysystem Theory
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.210609.097How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Polysystem Theory, Brewitt-Taylor’s translation of San Guo Yan Yi, translation of the Chinese Classics, translation intentions
- Abstract
San Guo Yan Yi is the first Chinese historical novel divided into chapters. Its English translation primarily includes two editions translated by two foreign scholars, Moss Roberts, and C.H. Brewitt-Taylor, and one edition translated by Chinese scholar, Yu Sumei. For the time being, the research among the China’s Academia on the English editions of San Guo Yan Yi is mainly based on translation theories, mostly in praise of Roberts’ edition rather than Brewitt-Taylor’s version, while there has been little research on Brewitt-Taylor’s edition from the perspective of Polysystem Theory. Polysystem Theory has enriched translation research methods by means of multi-systems exemplified by the cultures beyond the texts. From the perspective of Polysystem Theory, this research took Brewitt-Taylor’s translation of San Guo Yan Yi as an example to examine how the status of Chinese and English literature could determine the translation intentions. Besides, this research illustrated with characteristic examples the influence of various elements in the novel on the translation behaviors and the diction strategies, and pinpointed the shortcomings of Polysystem Theory presented in Brewitt-Taylor’s translation.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Liu Silang AU - Li Xiangmin PY - 2021 DA - 2021/06/10 TI - A Study of Brewitt-Taylor’s Translation of San Guo Yan Yi from the Perspective of Polysystem Theory BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 490 EP - 494 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210609.097 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.210609.097 ID - Silang2021 ER -