Literary Translation:The Pleasure Principle 被引量：51

Literary Translation: The Pleasure Principle

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摘要 Chinese to English literary translation (CELT) has brought enormous reading pleasure to large numbers of people. These readers are not necessarily committed to China or Chinese literature as a cause or profession: they are disinterested readers. Publishers today, such as the Foreign Languages Press, can significantly increase their publication figures and strengthen their impact by going beyond captive readers to reach this wider audience. Guidelines that may lead to such a result can be summed up in the phrase: trust the reader. Readers of literary translations already belong to a limited class: they are risk-takers; they are curious and knowledgeable about other cultures; and they are skilled literary readers in their own language. Chinese to English literary translation （CELT） has brought enormous reading pleasure to large numbers of people. These readers are not necessarily committed to China or Chinese literature as a cause or profession： they are disinterested readers. Publishers today, such as the Foreign Languages Press, can significantly increase their publication figures and strengthen their impact by going beyond captive readers to reach this wider audience. Guidelines that may lead to such a result can be summed up in the phrase： trust the reader. Readers of literary translations already belong to a limited class： they are risk-takers; they are curious and knowledgeable about other cultures; and they are skilled literary readers in their own language.

作者 Bonnie S. McDougall

机构地区 The Chinese University of Hong Kong

出处《中国翻译》 CSSCI 北大核心 2007年第5期22-26,共5页 Chinese Translators Journal

关键词文学翻译快乐原则汉译英读物 CELT disinterested readers the Pleasure Principle

分类号 H315.9 [语言文字—英语]

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