Chinese-English Parallel Translation of 150 Tang Dynasty Jueju Poems

Author: Chen Junpu
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book includes over 150 English translations of Tang Dynasty poems, most of which are quatrains. These short poems were translated during the first half of 2003. After that, they underwent multiple revisions before being finalized. Now, as the book is about to be published, I feel a sense of relief and joy. This is because the author feels a sense of "making a contribution in old age," still pursuing the translation of poetry in his declining years, and making a modest contribution to the cultural cause of the motherland, which helps young people and poetry enthusiasts both domestically and internationally better understand the charm of Tang Dynasty quatrains. As everyone knows, the highest realm of translation is to convey the meaning and spirit, but conveying the meaning is easy, while conveying the spirit is difficult, especially in translating poetry. This involves mastery of the language, understanding and expression of the original poem's artistic conception, arrangement of rhythm and rhyme, and so on. The author's translations are disciplined and faithful yet not rigid, flexible yet not scattered, with concise and succinct wording, clear and fluent lines. Therefore, they hold certain reference value for both students (middle school students, college students, and graduate students) and teachers, as well as poetry enthusiasts both domestically and internationally.