Visual media have dominated sensory communications for decades,and the resulting“visual hegemony”leads to the call for the“auditory return”in order to achieve a holistic balance in cultural acceptance.Romance of t...Visual media have dominated sensory communications for decades,and the resulting“visual hegemony”leads to the call for the“auditory return”in order to achieve a holistic balance in cultural acceptance.Romance of the Three Kingdoms,a classic literary work in China,has received significant attention and promotion from leading audio platforms.However,the commercialization of digital audio publishing faces unprecedented challenges due to the mismatch between the dissemination of long-form content on digital audio platforms and the current trend of short and fast information reception.Drawing on the Business Model Canvas Theory and taking Romance of the Three Kingdoms as the main focus of analysis,this paper argues that the construction of a business model for the audio publishing of classical books should start from three aspects:the user evaluation of digital audio platforms,the establishment of value propositions based on the“creative transformation and innovative development”principle,and the improvement of the audio publishing infrastructure to ensure the healthy operation and development of the digital audio platforms and consequently improve their current state of development and expand the boundaries of cultural heritage.展开更多
As one of the Four Great Masterpieces of China,The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has become a landmark of ancient Chinese literature with vivid and profound character images,ups and downs of politics and war descripti...As one of the Four Great Masterpieces of China,The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has become a landmark of ancient Chinese literature with vivid and profound character images,ups and downs of politics and war descriptions,and appealing historical plots.After being introduced to Japan in the second half of the 17th century,it was spread in Japanese society and was accepted for literary value,social needs and other reasons,then a series of evolutions were produced by combining with local culture,eventually becoming a national culture in Japan.This paper selects the most popular text of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms with 24 chapters and 120 verses in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty,and the Japanese translation of The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms published by Hunan Wenshan in 1689 as the objects,guided by Ralph Linton’s“Manifestation,Selection,Integration”cultural communication research method,to analyze the dissemination,acceptance and evolution of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in 17-20 centuries’Japan,which started from the field of literature,then combined with various cultural forms and spread to the civic class,and finally entered politics area and produced a series of evolutions under the influence of Japanese values to become the representative culture of Japan.This paper suggests that in today’s world of frequent cultural exchanges,China should,based on strengthening cultural self-confidence,actively and appropriately select and accept foreign cultures with the attitude of prioritizing our own culture and utilizing foreign culture for our own purposes.The research outcome can provide experience for the current Chinese culture to go to the world with high quality.展开更多
Paperless reading has become a prevalent trend among global readers,leading to the accumulation of vast amounts of reading data on numerous book websites.This offers new perspectives for studying translated works.This...Paperless reading has become a prevalent trend among global readers,leading to the accumulation of vast amounts of reading data on numerous book websites.This offers new perspectives for studying translated works.This paper utilizes Python-based data processing technology to collect and analyze reader reviews of Romance of the Three Kingdoms on Amazon and Goodreads,presenting trends in review volume,word cloud maps,and readers’emotional attitudes in a quantitative manner.The findings indicate that overseas readers generally exhibit a positive emotional tendency towards Romance of the Three Kingdoms and recognize its cultural value.However,negative opinions do exist,focusing on aspects of the book’s quality,such as printing quality and proofreading.These results provide valuable insights for the foreign translation of canonical texts.展开更多
According to the research of Wen Jun and Li Peijia, this paper examins the articles and treatises regarding the English translations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in China in the past five years. It is divided into...According to the research of Wen Jun and Li Peijia, this paper examins the articles and treatises regarding the English translations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in China in the past five years. It is divided into four sections: Summary, Language, Literature and Culture. We point out the existing problems of the current studies;limited in traditional linguistic levels, leaning to the translation of Moss Roberts, neglecting the study of non-cover-to-cover translations, revelry at home and coldness abroad. Besides, we put forward the translation studies of Romance of the Three Kingdoms based on comparative literature to fill the gaps in the current research. The translation study of comparative literature pays attention to four aspects;literary translations and translated literature, cover-to-cover translations and non-cover-to-cover translations, C.H. Brewitt-Taylor and Moss Roberts, domestic and overseas.展开更多
Problems with clean water in coastal areas alongside an increase in population and community economic activities have diversified community activities.Coastal settlements bordering the high seas are characterized as a...Problems with clean water in coastal areas alongside an increase in population and community economic activities have diversified community activities.Coastal settlements bordering the high seas are characterized as arid areas with a lack of clean water.Here,the use of the range groundwater supply against seawater intrusion means that the water consumed by the community tastes salty and brackish.The availability of abundant seawater,processed through desalination technology,can be used to meet the daily clean water needs of coastal communities.Sustainable development goal(SDG)6 Water and Sanitation is concerned with ensuring that everyone has access to clean water and sanitation.In this regard,desalination technology is considered viable to achieve the SDGs in the environmental sector.Some countries have focused on using desalination technology to achieve target 6.4 by 2030.This goal aims to improve the efficiency of water use to reduce the number of people experiencing clean water scarcity by ensuring a sustainable supply of fresh water.The objective of this study is to examine the application of seawater desalination technology for clean water in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA)and Indonesia,and identify the implications of desalination policies in these countries.Comparative studies were conducted using secondary data and literature studies on transforming seawater into clean water with technology.KSA applies seawater desalination technology to meet water needs.However,in Indonesia,policymaking has not holistically examined the potential of using seawater desalination technology for clean water.Until now,unlike in the KSA,Indonesia has not addressed the importance of the use of desalination technology in state policy.展开更多
Bioevolution is still a main puzzle and attracts many scientists to research on it. Here I present that organisms have two impor- tant properties, definite structure and self-reproduction. Based on the number and conn...Bioevolution is still a main puzzle and attracts many scientists to research on it. Here I present that organisms have two impor- tant properties, definite structure and self-reproduction. Based on the number and connection of the structural units, organisms can be di- vided into three groups, unicellular, particellular and polycellular organisms. It can be called polycellular evolution that organisms evolve from unicellular, particellular to polycellular. Also it can be called diploid evolution that organisms evolve from haplobes to diplobes, two groups based on the reproductive differences. Some concepts like spore, zygote and embryos are redefined in the paper. Moreover, I present that embryos are the most important boundary of bioevolution and organisms can be divided into two evolutionary phases, the lower and the higher. The lower organisms, Kingdom Microbia (kingd. nov.), are inembryonate, which include Acytophyla (phyl. nov.), bacteria, protozoa, fungi and inembryonate algae. The higher organisms are embryonate and have two branches, Kingdom Plantae and Kingdom Animalia. Plantae are sessile and, autotrophic or sporogenic, which include higher plants and Nudembryophyta (phyl. nov.). Animalia are heterotrophic and, motile or gametogenic, which include all multicellular animals. The new system, which reflects the two important phases of bioevolu- tion and two branches of higher organisms, can really correct the problem of different kingdoms in different researches or by different re- searchers.展开更多
The Three Kingdoms Culture is regarded as the most influential part in the colorful traditional cultures of Chengdu. In this paper, the relationship between the Three Kingdoms Culture and the City of Chengdu is discus...The Three Kingdoms Culture is regarded as the most influential part in the colorful traditional cultures of Chengdu. In this paper, the relationship between the Three Kingdoms Culture and the City of Chengdu is discussed in three respects based on the definition of Three Kingdoms:(1) Chengdu is the core of the original culture of the Three Kingdoms;(2) it is the center for inheritance of the Culture;(3) it is the research center of the Culture. The research of the Three Kingdoms Culture is a topic worth considering in the process of Chengdu's growing into an International metropolis.展开更多
ASIA Weekly once nominated the “Top 100 Chinese Novels in the 20th Century.” A collection of short stories Call to Arms by Lu Xun ranked No.1, with Shen Congwen’s Border Town on its heels. Shen Congwen (1902-1988) ...ASIA Weekly once nominated the “Top 100 Chinese Novels in the 20th Century.” A collection of short stories Call to Arms by Lu Xun ranked No.1, with Shen Congwen’s Border Town on its heels. Shen Congwen (1902-1988) is considered to be one of the most influential writers in China’s modern history. Throughout his lifetime, Shen wrote a great number of novels and proses, among which Border Town occupies a unique place.展开更多
In The Sky Fall series, romance and horror are the main impetuses that keep the plot developing. How the protagonists, Vane and Audra, bravely face the obstacles and hazards on the way of pursuing true love as well as...In The Sky Fall series, romance and horror are the main impetuses that keep the plot developing. How the protagonists, Vane and Audra, bravely face the obstacles and hazards on the way of pursuing true love as well as freedom for people under the tyranny of Raiden becomes the essence of the series. Love helps Vane and Audra overcome various difficulties and threats to their individual development. In the present paper, the author tries to analyze how Shannon Messenger, the author of the book, successfully mingles the fantasy element ofparanormal romance with the Gothic elements of horror to foreground the initiation theme in The Sky Fall series展开更多
In the post-Columbian era from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,modernity emerges as travel becomes an increasingly common activity.Most of Shakespeare’s late romances involve magical elements and traditional ...In the post-Columbian era from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,modernity emerges as travel becomes an increasingly common activity.Most of Shakespeare’s late romances involve magical elements and traditional moral concepts.Most of the studies focus on the divinity,redemption,moral influence,narrative structure and moral functions,which belongs to a mode of established discussions.This paper argues that in early modern England as the key period of social transformation,Shakespeare’s romances works through the liminality of the space,both presenting growing rituals on the fringe of the noble class,showing character’s political concern in spatial change.The outline of an early modern British cultural landscape arises from it.For Shakespeare,the characters’travels are inevitable,and there is a sense of national spirituality in it.Shakespeare’s romances take those travelling characters as the carrier through the growing rituals in the spatial change.As the solid construction of the identity of the characters is presented,and the reliability of the social change can be interpreted.This paper aims to explore the charm of Shakespeare’s romance and the manifestation of early modern culture of mobility.展开更多
The Great Gatsby tells a romantic tragedy between Gatsby and Daisy. Throughout the novel romance and mediocrity are closely mingled together. The paper tries to explore the mixture of the both that lies in Gatsby and ...The Great Gatsby tells a romantic tragedy between Gatsby and Daisy. Throughout the novel romance and mediocrity are closely mingled together. The paper tries to explore the mixture of the both that lies in Gatsby and Daisy as well.展开更多
By comparing Love Actually and Pretty Woman,the two representatives of romance comedy,it is not difficult to arrive at the conclusion that UK romance comedy is more realism while the other is more idealism.It more or ...By comparing Love Actually and Pretty Woman,the two representatives of romance comedy,it is not difficult to arrive at the conclusion that UK romance comedy is more realism while the other is more idealism.It more or less has something related to the different cultures and national characters between the US and the UK.展开更多
San Guo Yan Yi is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of ancient China.A large number of Chinese allusions have been cited in this book,containing rich cultural connotations and national characteristics.Under the g...San Guo Yan Yi is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of ancient China.A large number of Chinese allusions have been cited in this book,containing rich cultural connotations and national characteristics.Under the guidance of creative treason,this paper analyzes the translator’conscious and unconscious creative treason in the translation process by comparing the original allusion with the translated text and further explores the reasons of creative treason.The study has found that through creative treason in allusion translations,Moss Roberts conveyed the deeper meanings of the allusions,connecting the context closely and ensuring the readers’understanding of the whole text;but he also failed to reveal the form or the historical and cultural connotation of some allusions in the original text.展开更多
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight(SGGK)is an Arthurian story and belongs to alliterative revival. It is also one of the most famous Romance poems in English, likely accomplished in the mid to late fourteenth century, ex...Sir Gawain and the Green Knight(SGGK)is an Arthurian story and belongs to alliterative revival. It is also one of the most famous Romance poems in English, likely accomplished in the mid to late fourteenth century, existing nowadays. It has a singular ending which is thought to be a transgression of Romance.展开更多
基金This study is a phased achievement of the“Research on Innovative Communication of Romance of the Three Kingdoms under Audio Empowerment”project(No.23ZGL16)funded by Zhuge Liang Research Center,a key research base of social sciences in Sichuan Province.
文摘Visual media have dominated sensory communications for decades,and the resulting“visual hegemony”leads to the call for the“auditory return”in order to achieve a holistic balance in cultural acceptance.Romance of the Three Kingdoms,a classic literary work in China,has received significant attention and promotion from leading audio platforms.However,the commercialization of digital audio publishing faces unprecedented challenges due to the mismatch between the dissemination of long-form content on digital audio platforms and the current trend of short and fast information reception.Drawing on the Business Model Canvas Theory and taking Romance of the Three Kingdoms as the main focus of analysis,this paper argues that the construction of a business model for the audio publishing of classical books should start from three aspects:the user evaluation of digital audio platforms,the establishment of value propositions based on the“creative transformation and innovative development”principle,and the improvement of the audio publishing infrastructure to ensure the healthy operation and development of the digital audio platforms and consequently improve their current state of development and expand the boundaries of cultural heritage.
文摘As one of the Four Great Masterpieces of China,The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has become a landmark of ancient Chinese literature with vivid and profound character images,ups and downs of politics and war descriptions,and appealing historical plots.After being introduced to Japan in the second half of the 17th century,it was spread in Japanese society and was accepted for literary value,social needs and other reasons,then a series of evolutions were produced by combining with local culture,eventually becoming a national culture in Japan.This paper selects the most popular text of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms with 24 chapters and 120 verses in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty,and the Japanese translation of The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms published by Hunan Wenshan in 1689 as the objects,guided by Ralph Linton’s“Manifestation,Selection,Integration”cultural communication research method,to analyze the dissemination,acceptance and evolution of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in 17-20 centuries’Japan,which started from the field of literature,then combined with various cultural forms and spread to the civic class,and finally entered politics area and produced a series of evolutions under the influence of Japanese values to become the representative culture of Japan.This paper suggests that in today’s world of frequent cultural exchanges,China should,based on strengthening cultural self-confidence,actively and appropriately select and accept foreign cultures with the attitude of prioritizing our own culture and utilizing foreign culture for our own purposes.The research outcome can provide experience for the current Chinese culture to go to the world with high quality.
基金funded by the Teacher Development Research Project of USST(Project Fund No.:CFTD2023YB21).
文摘Paperless reading has become a prevalent trend among global readers,leading to the accumulation of vast amounts of reading data on numerous book websites.This offers new perspectives for studying translated works.This paper utilizes Python-based data processing technology to collect and analyze reader reviews of Romance of the Three Kingdoms on Amazon and Goodreads,presenting trends in review volume,word cloud maps,and readers’emotional attitudes in a quantitative manner.The findings indicate that overseas readers generally exhibit a positive emotional tendency towards Romance of the Three Kingdoms and recognize its cultural value.However,negative opinions do exist,focusing on aspects of the book’s quality,such as printing quality and proofreading.These results provide valuable insights for the foreign translation of canonical texts.
文摘According to the research of Wen Jun and Li Peijia, this paper examins the articles and treatises regarding the English translations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in China in the past five years. It is divided into four sections: Summary, Language, Literature and Culture. We point out the existing problems of the current studies;limited in traditional linguistic levels, leaning to the translation of Moss Roberts, neglecting the study of non-cover-to-cover translations, revelry at home and coldness abroad. Besides, we put forward the translation studies of Romance of the Three Kingdoms based on comparative literature to fill the gaps in the current research. The translation study of comparative literature pays attention to four aspects;literary translations and translated literature, cover-to-cover translations and non-cover-to-cover translations, C.H. Brewitt-Taylor and Moss Roberts, domestic and overseas.
文摘Problems with clean water in coastal areas alongside an increase in population and community economic activities have diversified community activities.Coastal settlements bordering the high seas are characterized as arid areas with a lack of clean water.Here,the use of the range groundwater supply against seawater intrusion means that the water consumed by the community tastes salty and brackish.The availability of abundant seawater,processed through desalination technology,can be used to meet the daily clean water needs of coastal communities.Sustainable development goal(SDG)6 Water and Sanitation is concerned with ensuring that everyone has access to clean water and sanitation.In this regard,desalination technology is considered viable to achieve the SDGs in the environmental sector.Some countries have focused on using desalination technology to achieve target 6.4 by 2030.This goal aims to improve the efficiency of water use to reduce the number of people experiencing clean water scarcity by ensuring a sustainable supply of fresh water.The objective of this study is to examine the application of seawater desalination technology for clean water in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA)and Indonesia,and identify the implications of desalination policies in these countries.Comparative studies were conducted using secondary data and literature studies on transforming seawater into clean water with technology.KSA applies seawater desalination technology to meet water needs.However,in Indonesia,policymaking has not holistically examined the potential of using seawater desalination technology for clean water.Until now,unlike in the KSA,Indonesia has not addressed the importance of the use of desalination technology in state policy.
文摘Bioevolution is still a main puzzle and attracts many scientists to research on it. Here I present that organisms have two impor- tant properties, definite structure and self-reproduction. Based on the number and connection of the structural units, organisms can be di- vided into three groups, unicellular, particellular and polycellular organisms. It can be called polycellular evolution that organisms evolve from unicellular, particellular to polycellular. Also it can be called diploid evolution that organisms evolve from haplobes to diplobes, two groups based on the reproductive differences. Some concepts like spore, zygote and embryos are redefined in the paper. Moreover, I present that embryos are the most important boundary of bioevolution and organisms can be divided into two evolutionary phases, the lower and the higher. The lower organisms, Kingdom Microbia (kingd. nov.), are inembryonate, which include Acytophyla (phyl. nov.), bacteria, protozoa, fungi and inembryonate algae. The higher organisms are embryonate and have two branches, Kingdom Plantae and Kingdom Animalia. Plantae are sessile and, autotrophic or sporogenic, which include higher plants and Nudembryophyta (phyl. nov.). Animalia are heterotrophic and, motile or gametogenic, which include all multicellular animals. The new system, which reflects the two important phases of bioevolu- tion and two branches of higher organisms, can really correct the problem of different kingdoms in different researches or by different re- searchers.
文摘The Three Kingdoms Culture is regarded as the most influential part in the colorful traditional cultures of Chengdu. In this paper, the relationship between the Three Kingdoms Culture and the City of Chengdu is discussed in three respects based on the definition of Three Kingdoms:(1) Chengdu is the core of the original culture of the Three Kingdoms;(2) it is the center for inheritance of the Culture;(3) it is the research center of the Culture. The research of the Three Kingdoms Culture is a topic worth considering in the process of Chengdu's growing into an International metropolis.
文摘ASIA Weekly once nominated the “Top 100 Chinese Novels in the 20th Century.” A collection of short stories Call to Arms by Lu Xun ranked No.1, with Shen Congwen’s Border Town on its heels. Shen Congwen (1902-1988) is considered to be one of the most influential writers in China’s modern history. Throughout his lifetime, Shen wrote a great number of novels and proses, among which Border Town occupies a unique place.
文摘In The Sky Fall series, romance and horror are the main impetuses that keep the plot developing. How the protagonists, Vane and Audra, bravely face the obstacles and hazards on the way of pursuing true love as well as freedom for people under the tyranny of Raiden becomes the essence of the series. Love helps Vane and Audra overcome various difficulties and threats to their individual development. In the present paper, the author tries to analyze how Shannon Messenger, the author of the book, successfully mingles the fantasy element ofparanormal romance with the Gothic elements of horror to foreground the initiation theme in The Sky Fall series
基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(SWU1909514)。
文摘In the post-Columbian era from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,modernity emerges as travel becomes an increasingly common activity.Most of Shakespeare’s late romances involve magical elements and traditional moral concepts.Most of the studies focus on the divinity,redemption,moral influence,narrative structure and moral functions,which belongs to a mode of established discussions.This paper argues that in early modern England as the key period of social transformation,Shakespeare’s romances works through the liminality of the space,both presenting growing rituals on the fringe of the noble class,showing character’s political concern in spatial change.The outline of an early modern British cultural landscape arises from it.For Shakespeare,the characters’travels are inevitable,and there is a sense of national spirituality in it.Shakespeare’s romances take those travelling characters as the carrier through the growing rituals in the spatial change.As the solid construction of the identity of the characters is presented,and the reliability of the social change can be interpreted.This paper aims to explore the charm of Shakespeare’s romance and the manifestation of early modern culture of mobility.
文摘The Great Gatsby tells a romantic tragedy between Gatsby and Daisy. Throughout the novel romance and mediocrity are closely mingled together. The paper tries to explore the mixture of the both that lies in Gatsby and Daisy as well.
文摘By comparing Love Actually and Pretty Woman,the two representatives of romance comedy,it is not difficult to arrive at the conclusion that UK romance comedy is more realism while the other is more idealism.It more or less has something related to the different cultures and national characters between the US and the UK.
文摘San Guo Yan Yi is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of ancient China.A large number of Chinese allusions have been cited in this book,containing rich cultural connotations and national characteristics.Under the guidance of creative treason,this paper analyzes the translator’conscious and unconscious creative treason in the translation process by comparing the original allusion with the translated text and further explores the reasons of creative treason.The study has found that through creative treason in allusion translations,Moss Roberts conveyed the deeper meanings of the allusions,connecting the context closely and ensuring the readers’understanding of the whole text;but he also failed to reveal the form or the historical and cultural connotation of some allusions in the original text.
文摘Soon, 798 became the "low-lying land" where artists flowed and pooled. They rented and transformed the deserted factory spaces on an impressive scale.
文摘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight(SGGK)is an Arthurian story and belongs to alliterative revival. It is also one of the most famous Romance poems in English, likely accomplished in the mid to late fourteenth century, existing nowadays. It has a singular ending which is thought to be a transgression of Romance.