The Translation of Allusions in Political Discourse:An Intertextuality Perspective

drawn from ancient classics are the treasures of traditional Chinese culture.The allusions used in Xi Jinping:The Governance of China illustrate a distinctive feature of political discourse,and the publication of its English version provides a valuable opportunity for the study of allusions in translated political discourse.With the English translations of 241 allusions collected from two volumes of the book,we classified these allusions into three categories of history,culture,and literature based on their original sources.Then we analyzed the strategies used in translating the allusions,and provided typical examples to illustrate the use of such translation strategies for each category.Finally,we tried to account for the use of these strategies in light of the intertextuality theory.

A Comparative Study on Intertextuality of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Yellow Wallpaper

Intertextuality theory is one of extremely important critical methods in a host of western literary theories and provides a new perspective for numerous research scholars and common readers to comprehend and elaborate literature and literary works.This thesis uses multiple and comprehensive ways mainly based on the theory of intertextuality.Theory of symbolism and the method of close reading are also used to explored the internal connection of two short stories:The Tell-Tale Heart and The Yellow Wallpaper.The author attempts to build blocks to application practice of the intertextuality theory in specific works,and elaborate the value and significance of intertextuality comprehension from two aspects including literary reading and literary inheritance.

Intertextuality in“The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”

T.S.Eliot was a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry.His early poem The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock reveals the disappointment,loss,confusion and lack of faith that prevailed in Western society after the World WarⅠ.In this paper,the text of Love Song will be assessed from the perspective of intertextuality through the connection of the fantasy world and the disconnection of the real world.

Interpretation of absurdity by intertextuality： Comments on Donald Barthelme＇s The glass mountain

The paper focuses on the analysis of the intertexts to show the reality hidden inside Barthelme＇s The glass mountain. Barthelme is a representative of postmodernism. He employs typical writing skills, such as collage, fragments and discontinuous narratives, in The glass mountain to illustrate absurdity in the text. As a centerpiece of postmodernism, this fiction can be correctly interpreted by the way of intertextuality, which is a key to reveal the text＇s absurdity. Through such comparison, readers can understand that the purpose of absurd writing is to demonstrate reality in the modern world.

Emmanuel Levinas： Hermeneutics, Ethics, and Art

This article draws attention to the subject of art in Levinas＇s thinking through consideration of his philosophical language, which is aided by images, metaphors, and idioms of art. The primary image that will accompany our discussion throughout this article is the image of art as shadow, which Levinas incorporates into the title of the essay which he devotes to the subject of art： ＂Reality and Its Shadow＂. Thinking about art from the perspective of Levinas means thinking about image and essence, about which is visible before us and which we cannot see, and about the different ways in which art can express itself. Levinas＇s theory of interpretation is grounded in and guided by the field of ethics and addresses the ethical aspects of interpretation. Levinas approaches the discourse of interpretation not out of na＇ivet6 but rather based on a deep understanding of the field of hermeneutics, with all its shortcomings and challenges. Thinking of hermeneutics from an ethical perspective is no mere addition to the discussion but the very crux of the matter. An attempt to understand interpretation as an act of exposing the truth encounters serious philosophical and logical difficulties, whether we are seeking to discover the intention of the artist, the intent of a specific work of art, or a hidden form within the work itself. The engagement with Levinas＇s theory of hermeneutics, however, raises a different question which is the focus of this article： Can Levinas＇s theory of interpretation be applied to the realm of artistic creation, and if so, how？ This question is sharpened by the difficulties that Levinas himself poses to his readers by designating art as the ＂shadow＂ of reality and drawing attention to the egoistic dimension of the artistic act.

The Translator's Role from the Perspective of Intertextuality

The translator's role is analyzed in this article from the perspective of intertextuality.He helps the dialogue go among the SL author,the TL reader and intertexts.His dual role,as a SL reader and a TL writer,is both active and passive.

“There is Always The Other Side”: Deconstruction of English Identity and Masculinity——Intertextuality between Wide Sargasso Sea and Jane Eyre

Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea is the classic revisionary novella of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. It rewrites the tragic story of Mr. Rochester's voiceless and lunatic ex-wife, Berthe Mason. This paper turns to the intertextual relationship between the two texts and argues that the subversive rewriting of Wide Sargasso Sea destabilizes and deconstructs Mr. Rochester's English identity and masculinity, which are manifestly presented in the pre-text. It therefore renders the young Mr. Rochester problematic and insufficient, reveals"the other side"of the story and articulately tells the truth about who is really the mad one.

Intertextuality Revisited:Reflections on Subject in Process,Textual Analysis and Reading/Writing Behavior in Cyberspace

Often regarded as one crucial concept in the current of poststructrualistic thought,intertextuality is influential with regard to its application in discursive perspective and literary criticism.This paper argues that the notion should also be understood in the theoretical backdrop of how the concept of subject is constructed in the 1960s.Two critics are specifically mentioned in the discussion:Julia Kristeva’s psychoanalytic understanding of the subject in process that stresses the transpositions of signs in both textual and contextual meanings complicates the once delimited register of textuality,while Roland Barthes,with his claim of the demise of the author,appeals for a reevaluation of the conventional grasp of the idea of the writer and the reader,and their relations with the text.This paper will conclude with one of the most significant derivations of intertextuality—hypertextuality.Relevant to how modern subjects in the era of digitalization read and write,this latter concept materializes,in cyberspace,the documents of printed media,and substantially demonstrates the liquification of information on the Internet.

An Interpretation of Danto’s the End-of-Art Thesis from the Perspective of Gadamerian Hermeneutics

Ontology of art,philosophy of art history,and aesthetics make up Danto’s integrated philosophy of art.The end-of-art thesis is the essence of Danto’s philosophy of art history.As an analytical philosopher,Danto’s philosophy resembles Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics in the viewpoints concerning art and history in some ways but differs in others.Danto’s concepts of history show different tendencies in analytical philosophy of history and philosophy of art history.On the one hand,his philosophy of history conforms to Gadamer’s history of effect for the denial of the objectivity and certainty of historical truth.On the other hand,his philosophy of art history fundamentally differs from Gadamer’s relativism by asserting“the end of art”therefore generating a Hegelian law in art history.By using the strategy of“historical narrative”in his philosophy of art history,which is also in accordance with Gadamerian tradition,Danto aims to reconcile his self-contradictory historical views and to justify his philosophical position both as an“essentialist”and a“historicist”.

The Rehabilitation of Rhetoric in Gadamer’s Philosophical Hermeneutics

The interrelation of rhetoric and hermeneutics is rooted in our existential historicity and linguisticity.Rhetorical competence and education are integral approaches to a better understanding of being-in-the-world.Inspired by Platonic dialectic and Aristotle’s phronesis,Gadamer has redefined true rhetoric and revived the epistemological and ethical dimensions in rhetoric in his philosophical hermeneutics.This article investigates four aspects in Gadamer’s rehabilitation of rhetoric.First,rhetoric as ethics.Rhetoric transcends the dualism of self-other,subject-object through its dialogical structure,and is composed of understanding and application as a whole in hermeneutic experience.Second,rhetoric as discursive knowledge.Rhetoric is oriented to eine Sache(reality)itself,and is endowed with primitive experience of truth.Its own validity as discursive knowledge is not confined to scientific methodology,and is essential for natural and human sciences.Third,rhetoric as component of linguisticity.The ubiquity of rhetoric makes it an integral component of linguisticity.The capacity to use metaphors,symbols,allegory is an important aspect of our linguisticity,revealing the rhetorical quality in language.Lastly,hermeneutic theories inspired by rhetoric.Gadamer’s rehabilitation of rhetoric is beneficial for the development of philosophical hermeneutics and humanist education in modern world.

Moral Creativity in Paul Ricoeur’s Poetic Hermeneutics

Inclusiveness is a major feature of Paul Ricoeur’s thought.The various stages of his thought development penetrate each other and realize the grafting of hermeneutics and phenomenology,hermeneutics and poetics of will.Based on that meaning comes from symbolism,Ricoeur turns to the philosophical dimension of doubt and trust by means of poetic hermeneutics.Starting from breaking the absolute status of cogito since Descartes,Ricoeur proposes the relationship between symbolism and language from the level of reflection.This kind of creative interpretation not only gives symbolism poetic significance,but also realizes the grafting of hermeneutics and poetics,and finally realizes the ontological sense of reinterpreting the existence of self in the existence of the world through moral creativity.

“Fusion of Horizons”——Analysis of Fortress Besieged From the Perspective of Gadamer’s Hermeneutics

According to Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics,two processes of“fusion of horizons”can be described as:the“horizons”of the text,the translator,and the target reader are“fused”together.Based upon the“fusion of horizons”of the hermeneutics proposed by Hans-Georg Gadamer,a leading German Continental philosopher of the twentieth century,this article aims to analyze English version of Wei Cheng written by Qian Zhongshu and then cooperatively translated by Jeanne Kelly and Nathan K.Mao.It is found that the translator can give new meaning to the text through“interpretation”,and on that basis,each interpretation of the text means a new process of“fusion of horizons”.

Metaphor From the Perspective of Gadamer’s Philosophical Hermeneutics

As the essence of philosophical discourse,metaphor exists in various philosophical thoughts.This paper is an attempt to reveal the role that metaphor plays in the process of seeking truth,which is the ultimate goal of philosophy,by analyzing the origin of metaphor,the relationship between metaphor and philosophy as well as the use of metaphor in Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics.

Intertextuality in The Sound and the Fury

This paper analysed The Sound and the Fury with the theory of intertextuality, with the aim of going back tointersubjectivity, as promoted by Mikhail Bakhtin. Drawing insight from Susan Sontag’s opinion on“interpretation”, the author highlights the importance of openness and indeterminacy, as well as the significance ofthe “form”. The author argues that Faulkner found his own voice in the dialogue with previous writers and invitedreaders to interact with the texts as well.

Intertextuality Liberates Readers—Reading Invisible Man in the Light of Intertextuality

Ralph Ellison' s Invisible Man describes an unknown name Black man' s growth.It also penetrates African American' s history of struggling for survival.In the perspective of intertextuality,this paper analyzes the allusions of the historical figures and contexts;it explains the relation between this novel and other texts;it helps to clarify the author' s attitude after comparing Blacks' survival strategies.The paper argues that intertextualiy,as an important critical method,liberates readers.

Instances of Intertextuality in Translating Brand Names into Chinese

Many international brands have a phenomenal Chinese name which,paradoxically,comes from a rather prosaic name.The reason for this may lie in the fact that they need an outstanding translation of their names in order to be successful in international marketing.Hence the translation of brand names is an important part of the advertisement.And a good translation is expected to bridge the differences of cultures,languages,spending habits,thinking patterns,etc.

＂Historical Rewriting＂ and ＂Alternative Fairy Tales＂ in Contemporary Vietnamese Prose： Intertextuality or Incredulity Towards Grand Narratives

At the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century, Vietnamese literature witnessed unprecedented innovations in the aesthetic thinking of writers and the narrative structure of their works. One of the most interesting manifestations of this new movement was not merely the introduction of new aesthetic materials and factors, but the adoption and positive ＂reprocessing＂ of traditional factors---especially historical factors and folk narrative factors. Based on intertextual theory, we would like to address the strong penetration, reproduction, and transformation of some folk storytelling models and historical materials in Vietnamese literature since 1986. Two corresponding phenomena we examine are ＂historical rewriting＂ and ＂alternative fairy tales＂--as part of the whole process of incredulity towards grand narratives and postmodernism in the contemporary Vietnamese prose.

Subversion of Patriarchy： Intertextuality in Carol Ann Duffy＇s The WorM＇s Wife

The WorM＇s Wife （1999）, written by Carol Ann Duffy, who is the first woman and first openly LGBT person appointed Britain＇s poet Laureate, is a collection of poems which makes full use of intertextuality to show Duffy＇s subversion to patriarchy. In this collection, histories and myths are parodied, quoted, alluded and even rewritten. Women in her poems are given chances to speak out for themselves, which can be seen as a form of resistance against patriarchy. In this article, constitutive intertextuality as well as manifest intertextuality like parody, quotation and allusion in The WorM＇s Wife will be discussed specifically. By analyzing how those intertextual features are adopted as a form of resistance against patriarchy, this article aims to help readers form a better perception of the feminism Duffy raises, and tries to help more women who are being suppressed by men, to find and reconstruct their identities.

Discovering True Identity—Interpretation of Fences Through Broad-Sensed Intertextuality

As the third play in August Wilson’s ten-play series,Fences marks a milestone for Wilson in the commercial arena and unquestionably affirms his mastery of the art of play-writing.Under the theoretical framework of Julia Kristeva’s broad-sensed intertextuality,this paper explores the intertextual features of Fences to reveal that to survive in a hostile white-dominated environment where the idea of melting pot was advocated and racial discrimination remained widespread in 1950s,African Americans must discover the value of their true self.

对汉语语境中Hermeneutics的哲学考察

Hermeneutics 一词在现代西方哲学中,绝非仅仅意谓着一套理解与解释文本的技艺,更为重要的是它有着本体论的诉求。通过考察 Hermeneutic 在国内的译法,及其与中国传统的相契合之处;考察该词在现代西方哲学中的含义。我们发现,Hermeneutics 更多指向的是方法论与本体论的统一,国内用诠释学来译 Hermeneutics 一词,在中国文化传统中有着更多的契合之处,也更能体现它的方法论与本体论相统一的特性。