摘要
Accredited as"Master of Humor",Lin Yutang is a world-famous translator,scholar and writer who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature repectively in 1972 and 1973.His role of successfully introducing Chinese culture to the West are compared to that of Jesuilt missionary Matteo Ricci,quoted The United Daily News of Taiwan,as saying(林太乙,1998).As a unique and an outstanding translator in Chinese history,Lin devotes his entire life to translating and writing in English,and has a profound impact on introducing Chinese Culture to the English-speaking world during the recent 100 years.He also put forward a systematic and sound set of translating theories which he himself abide by strictly in his own works.This small mini essay will touch upon Lin Yutang’s translation,his ideas about translation,his influences,the connections between his writing and translation.Among his various achievements,this essay attempts to probe into Lin Yutang‘s translation theories,especially that of"Domestication".
Accredited as'Master of Humor', Lin Yutang is a world-famous translator, scholar and writer who was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature repectively in 1972 and 1973. His role of successfully introducing Chinese culture to the West are compared to that of Jesuilt missionary Matteo Ricci,quoted The United Daily News of Taiwan,as saying( 林太乙,1998). As a unique and an outstanding translator in Chinese history, Lin devotes his entire life to translating and writing in English, and has a profound impact on introducing Chinese Culture to the English-speaking world during the recent 100 years. He also put forward a systematic and sound set of translating theories which he himself abide by strictly in his own works. This small mini essay will touch upon Lin Yutang's translation, his ideas about translation, his influences, the connections between his writing and translation. Among his various achievements, this essay attempts to probe into Lin Yutang‘s translation theories,especially that of'Domestication'.
出处
《海外英语》
2017年第3期119-120,共2页
Overseas English
