scholarly journals 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”

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Gao ◽  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Tang Poetry ◽  
Poetry Translation ◽  
Classical Poetry ◽  
The Tang Dynasty ◽  
Li Bai ◽  
The Phoenix

<p>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 “Har<em>mony-Guided Three-Level Poetry Translation Criteria</em>” put forward by Dr. Wang Feng, from the macro, middle and micro levels to analyze and compare four English versions of Li Bai’s “<em>Climbing the Phoenix Terrace in Jinling</em>”. 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.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0666/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Echo of ‘After-Poetry’: Hans Bethge and the Chinese Lyric

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-317
Author(s):  
Ben Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Poetry ◽  
The West ◽  
The Tang Dynasty ◽  
Li Bai ◽  
Modern Europe ◽  
Lied Von Der Erde ◽  
Poetic Creation

The publication, in 1908, of Hans Bethge's Die chinesische Flöte marked a highpoint in the reception of Chinese poetry in modern Europe. Bethge's ‘Nachdichtungen’ (‘after-poems’) of poems from the Tang dynasty through to the late 1800s were extraordinarily popular, and were almost immediately immortalized by Gustav Mahler's decision to use a selection from them as the text for Das Lied von der Erde (1909). Yet Bethge could not read Chinese, and so based his poems on existing translations by figures including Judith Gautier, whose Livre de Jade had appeared in 1867. This article situates Bethge's reception of Chinese poetry – and in particular, that of Li-Tai-Po (Li Bai) – within the context of European chinoiserie, notably by concentrating on his engagement with a recurring imagery of lyrics and Lieder. Although he was deaf to the music of Chinese, Bethge was extremely sensitive to the ways in which Li-Tai-Po's self-conscious reflections on poetic creation underlay his ‘after-poems’ or Nachdichtungen, deriving his impetus from images of the rebirth of prose – songs, birdsong, lyrics, Lieder – as poetry. The very form of the ‘lyric’ emerges as predicated on its function as echo: the call of the Chinese flute elicits the response of the European willow. That this is necessarily a comparative process – between Asia and Europe, between China, France, and Germany – suggests its resonance as an example of the West-Eastern lyric.

scholarly journals A COGNITIVE STUDY OF METAPHOR TRANSLATION IN “TRAVELLING FAR AWAY FROM MT. JINGMEN”

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanshan Huang ◽  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Conceptual Metaphor Theory ◽  
Metaphor Theory ◽  
English Translations ◽  
The Tang Dynasty ◽  
Li Bai ◽  
Image Schema ◽  
Cognitive Study

<p>“<em>Travelling Far Away from Mt. Jingmen</em>” (渡荆门送别) is written by Li Bai, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, on his way out of Sichuan. As a masterpiece of Li Bai’s poetry, the poem is full of imagination, making people unconsciously indulge in it. Since half lines of the poem are related to metaphors, this paper makes a detailed study of the metaphors in the poem and their English translations based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Image Schema Theory, and points out some characteristics of metaphor translation in the poem.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0666/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals A Study on the Tang Poetry Translation in the Perspective of "Harmony-Guided Three-Level Poetry Translation Criteria"

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Xu Xinyi ◽  
Wang Feng
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Tang Poetry ◽  
Translation Practice ◽  
Poetry Translation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Classical Poetry ◽  
Classical Culture

Tang poetry, a treasure of Chinese classical culture and art, is one of the precious representatives of the Chinese historical and cultural heritage. With its rich form, wide range of subjects and unique artistic charm, it represents the highest level of Chinese classical poetry. Based on Dr. Wang Feng's "Harmony-guided Three-Level poetry translation criteria", this paper compares and analyzes four English versions of different styles in different periods of Li Bai's "Qing Ping Melody (three poems)", and demonstrates that the theory is reasonable and feasible as the principle of poetry translation practice and criticism, aiming to encourage researchers to pay more attention to the field of Tang poetry translation and promote the further dissemination of Chinese classical poetry.

scholarly journals A Study on the Transmission of Implicit Information in Chinese Tang Poetry Translation under the Guidance of Frame Theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Lou Lingling
Keyword(s):  
Information Transmission ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Frame Theory ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Western World ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Implicit Information ◽  
Tang Poetry ◽  
Poetry Translation ◽  
Classical Poetry

As Chinese is a language focusing on parataxis, and China is a country with a largely different culture from the western world, the implicit information contained in poems could not be easily perceived by target language readers if it is not properly delivered. As a result, the faithful transmission of the implicit information contained in Tang poetry has always been a hotspot in the research of the translation of Chinese classical poetry. The aim of the research is to study the transmission of implicit information in Tang poetry translation under the frame theory. To achieve this, the thesis would be discussed in six parts. After a brief introduction to the current situation of Tang poetry translation, the guiding theory would be illustrated in detail. Then the author will try to analyze the reasons for the failure of transmission of implicit information in Tang poetry translation, which leads to the examination of the feasibility of using frame theory in the guidance of the implicit information transmission. And then specific translation strategies are put forward by the author together with some examples in accordance with frame theory. In the end, a conclusion is drawn based on the discussion of the previous chapters. The study of the transmission of implicit information from the angle of frame theory is a creative and bold try, which provides a theoretic reference for the research on this subject in the future, and a practical experience for the implicit information transmission in Tang poetry translation activities.

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