Dream of the Red Chamber Translation and Review: A Collection of Research Papers on the Translation of "Dream of the Red Chamber"

Author: Liu Shicong
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Most people who have read Dream of the Red Chamber would agree with this opinion, and even foreigners who have read it hold the same view. The Slovak translator Marina Charnogorska said, "It is a symphony of genius in fiction, prose, and poetry, an encyclopedia that compiles all important aspects of Chinese culture, and a novel that embodies profound life philosophies and worldviews—such masterpieces of literature do not exist anywhere else in the world." Although the translation study of Dream of the Red Chamber is a case study, it can draw rich inspiration and resources from the comparative study of two languages, two literatures, and two cultures. By systematically organizing and summarizing these findings with scientific methods, our translation research can be grounded on a solid foundation of contrastive linguistics, contrastive cultural studies, literary aesthetics, and translation poetics. This will contribute to the development of translation studies and the advancement of the translation industry.