Translation Studies from a Cross-Cultural Perspective:Reinventing Subjectivity-A Case Study of English Translation of A Dream of Red Mansions

The integration of cross-cultural inquiries into the realm of translation has given rise to a distinct subfield known as cross-cultural translation studies.This approach emphasizes the importance of delving into the cultural subtleties and the awareness of cultural subjectivity within the translation process.Central to this framework is the concept of reshaping cultural nuances and the subjectivity of culture.This paper introduces three principal translation strategies that emerge from a cross-cultural standpoint:the alienation translation strategy,the‘cannibalism’translation strategy,and the destructive translation strategy.Utilizing the English translation of“Dream of the Red Chamber”as a case study,the paper examines how cultural nuances and cultural subjectivity influence the selection of translation strategies and demonstrates the practical application of cross-cultural research within the translation sphere.Hence,the significance of cross-cultural translation studies lies in its capacity to offer a novel lens through which to view translation studies.It encourages a reevaluation of cultural nuances and subjectivity in translation,which is of profound practical importance for advancing the field of translation studies,enhancing cross-cultural communication,and facilitating the spread of Chinese discourse on the global stage.

‘An Artistic Dream of the Red Chamber'Exhibition Held by China Cultural Center in Den Haag

The Dream of the Red Chamber is encyclopedia of poetry,painting,medicine,utensils,food,tea,garde ns,among others.It is an epitome of traditional Chinese culture.

A Study of Idiom Translation in Bonsall’s The Red Chamber Dream

This paper combines quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the translation characteristics of idioms in B.S.Bonsall’s full English translation of The Red Chamber Dream,starting from George Steiner’s fourfold hermeneutic motion:trust,aggression,incorporation,and restitution.Through data statistics and conclusion analysis,I concluded that the translation strategies of idioms in Bonsall’s English translation are mainly literal translations,supplemented by free translations,and literal translations combined with free translations,which also provides some enlightenment for the English translation of Chinese classics.

Study on the Influence of Cultural Context on the Translation of A Dream of Red Mansions

A Dream of Red Mansions is one of the greatest novels of ancient China, which has rich cultural connotations,reflecting the profound culture of the Chinese nation and the rich literary tradition. However, it is so difficult for the Western readers who do not understand the Chinese traditional culture to get the essence of the work.It is apparently necessary to explore the influence of cultural context on the translation of A Dream of the Red Mansions. With a deep understanding of the cultural background of the original work, the information and images can be conveyed to the target audience.

试论严复的“信达雅”在《红楼梦》译文The Dream Of Red Mansion中的应用

“信、达、雅”是我国著名的翻译家严复提出的翻译思想,我国翻译实践家们历来以此为翻译标准。本文摘取了《红楼梦》译本TheDreamofRedMansion第三回中三段译文进行了分析与评鉴,讨论了译者在翻译过程中是如何遵循并运用“信、达、雅”翻译原则的。

Emotion,Metaphor and Translation: A Case Study on the English Version of A Dream of Red Mansions

Emotional metaphors abound in the original works and translations of A Dream of Red Mansions. Based on statistical analysis,a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods are utilized from the perspective of cognitive linguistics to study the emotional metaphors appearing in the first 50 chapters of the novel and their corresponding English translations by Hawkes and the Yang couple.To generalize rules in the translation of emotional metaphors,the emotional metaphor of “Qi” is taken as an example by calculating the ratios of each kind of emotional metaphors and the frequencies of translation methods adopted.The findings suggest that when translating emotional metaphors,translators have selected their strategies from cognitive perspectives to achieve equivalence between the source language and the target language despite some challenges and restrictions.It is thus concluded that the emotional metaphor in the novel cannot be translated directly but can be approached through selection of appropriate translation methods including meaning transfer,meaning deviation and metaphor omission.

Aristotle's Tragedy Theory and Its Application in the Analysis of A Dream of Red Mansions

Aristotle's theory of tragedy is advocated by many western scholars and has exerted tremendous influence on the modern play writing and tragic studies. The present thesis will use the theory of Aristotle to analyze the tragic plot in"A Dream of Red Mansions"in order to investigate whether there is any similarity between Chinese and western tragedies.

The Influence of Cultural Differences on the Translation of A Dream of Red Mansions

It can be divided into two approaches to culture involved in translation: SL culture-oriented and TL culture-oriented.This kind of classification is based on the analysis of translation of cultural loaded words and expressions in the two English versions( Xianyi Yang& Gladys Yang and David Hawkes) of the Chinese classical novel A Dream of Red Mansion.The analysis leads to the conclusion that both methods can achieve the goal in the target language culture as long as the differences are taken into consideration in the purpose of translation,the form of the texts,the purpose of the author and the readers.

Corpus-based Contrastive Analysis of“Root”Metaphor Translation in Dream of the Red Mansion

Both the study of metaphor and translation has taken an empirical turn in the past decade,corpus-based method has provided a practical and objective way for investigating metaphor translation from a comparative and cognitive perspective.The purpose of this paper is to reveal the cognitive differences in the perception of“root”between English and Chinese through a contrastive analysis of the two English translations of a Chinese classic novel—Dream of the Red Mansion,the two translations are completed by a native Chinese speaker and a native English speaker respectively.The study is divided into two parts,the first part is devoted to a contrastive analysis of typical examples selected from the data acquired from the online English-Chinese parallel corpus with the online corpus analysis tool Wmatrix,two deductions have been drawn through the analysis concerning the cognition difference in root perception:(1)the integral perception of root and a plant in Chinese VS the binary cognition in English;(2)the concreteness of“root”metaphor in Chinese VS the abstractness in“root”metaphor application in English.Then the two deductions are further demonstrated through corpus-assisted study of“root”metaphor in large online corpuses.The differences in root metaphor usage as well as the cognitive reasons behind the differences have been investigated with emphasis not only on the dominant conceptual root metaphors,but also the semantic preference of the collocated words of the metaphors.

Research Overview of the Best Versions of A Dream in Red Mansions since the 20th Century

There are many different versions of A Dream in Red Mansions and some versions are different from the others in content,which has drawn great attention from the academic circle. Since the 20 th century,different scholars have different views upon which is best among the 13 versions of A Dream in Red Mansions. Some believe that the versions that showthe real writing of Cao Xueqin are the best; while others believe that the versions with the vivid description and artistic influence are the best,and there are still others who stick to both the two views. This paper attempts to overviewsuch researches for almost a century,which is undoubtedly meaningful for the further study of A Dream in Red Mansions in the future.

Reading ＂A Dream in Red Mansions＂and Seeing the Holographic Image of Chinese Classical Furniture Art

The furniture world of ＂A Dream in Red Mansions＂ is a microcosm of Qing Dynasty aristocraticc furniture. Its material, shape and decoration are very elegant,which is not only to meet the needs of life,but also meet the pursuit of aesthetic contentment. On different occasions, coordinated with different furniture, it can form a harmonious picture with the environment. At the same time, their display range and combination mode also strictly follow different etiquette systems. In the red mansions, it shows the artistic beauty and is in the feudal shadow, and there is no exception in the furniture world. For ＂A Dream in Red Mansions＂ , it is how beautiful and how sad it is!

Study of the Translation Strategy on Costumes in A Dream of Red Mansions—Taking Yang Xianyi’s Version as An Example

Because of its overwhelming and long-lasting attraction,Hong Lou Meng which is regarded as the most remarkable Chinese novel has never ceased to be investigated by Chinese and foreign scholars.Yang Xianyi’s translation version is one of the best translation versions,especially the dress translation.Yang Xianyi’s version of A Dream of Red Mansions provides good examples for translation strategies analysis.

A Study of C-E Translation of Flower Culture from the Perspective of Peter Newmark’s Semantic and Communicative Translation Theory——A Case Study of Xue Baochai’s Flower Card in A Dream of Red Mansions

In the process of cultural exchanges between China and the West,Chinese traditional flower culture is an important con?tent of communication.From the case of Xue Baochai’s flower card,this paper compares and analyzes the translation of flower cul?ture in Yang Hsien-yi’s and David Hawkes’translations of A Dream of Red Mansions,attempting to seek a translation strategy for flower culture.The theoretical foundation adopted is Newmark’s semantic and communicative translation theory.

A study of Wang Xifeng's Character from the Perspective of Interpersonal Function——Based on Yang Xianyi's A dream of Red Mansions

Interpersonal function is one of the metafunctions of Systemic Functional Linguistics, which plays an increasingly prominent role in stylistics study. Based on the theory of systematic function and interpersonal function, this paper, taking Yang Xianyi's version of A Dream of Red Mansions as the corpus, probes into Wang Xifeng's character through the analysis of mood, modality and address forms in order to bring some enlightenment to the study of the Honglou Meng.

On the English Version of A Dream in Red Mansions Translated by Liu Wuji

In An Introduction to Chinese Literature written by Liu Wuji,there are six translations of the passages in A Dream in Red Mansions,of which the Chinese version is the Zhiyanzhai version.Recently,it is doubted whether the six translations are all quoted.Through detailed analysis and literature review,this paper finds out that the translations of A Dream in Red Mansions are all translated by Liu Wuji,and the Chinese version is the Chengyi Version.

A Comparative Study of The Dream of Red Mansion From the Perspective of Eco-translatology

The Dream of Red Mansion is a masterpiece with tremendous influence at home and abroad.The success of it depends largely on the promotion of its English versions.The most renown versions are the translation of The Story of the Stone by David Hawkes and the translation of The Dream of Red Mansion by Yang Xianyi.This thesis strives to make an analysis of the English versions of The Dream of Red Mansion under the guidance of eco-translatology,and to verify that eco-translatology has a strong explanatory power and guidance for relevant studies.This thesis makes a comparative analysis on the English versions of The Dream of Red Mansion from the perspective of the“Adaption and Selections”and the“Three Dimensional Transformation”and sums up how the translators make selective adaptations.

Analysis of Translation on Conversations in A Dream in Red Mansions via the Perspective of Speech Act Theory

From the perspective of Speech Act Theory, it aims to analyze the translation of a novel—A Dream in Red Mansions provided by Yang Xianyi. It analyzes and appraises some conversations via a simple evaluation model based on the realization of three speech acts that the writer would like to let readers understand. It finally arrives at the conclusion that the quoted version of conversations is vivid and appropriate except for a few expressions.

Non-verbal Communication in the Adaptation of Literary Work-Take A Dream of Red Mansions for Instance

Apart from intercultural communication and ESL education,non-verbal communication is also an ideal method to examine the visual adaptation of literary works when it is further classified into direct and indirect communication.Whether an actor or an actress’non-verbal performances are compatible to the non-verbal behaviour of the character he or she plays is of great importance in the appraisal,which is transparent through the comparison and contrast of non-verbal communication in two versions of A Dream of Red Mansions TV series.

A Comparative Study of the Poem Translation Styles of the German Translation of A Dream of Red Mansions From the Perspective of Corpus-Translatology

Poetry is an integral part of the artistic framework of A Dream of Red Mansions,and plays a crucial role in shaping the atmosphere,portraying characters,and reflecting social reality,therefore it has both unique artistic charm and research value.This paper takes Kuhn’s and Schwarz’s translation of A Dream of Red Mansions as the research objects,selects 19 poems that both translators have translated to make a corpus,uses the software LancsBox to compare the translations from three levels of vocabulary,syntax,and text,in order to provide a new interpretation dimension for the translation research of A Dream of Red Mansions and enrich the application of the corpus-based method in the field of translation research of Chinese classics.

Translations of Unreliable Narrative in Hongloumeng:A Comparative Study on A Dream of Red Mansions and The Story of the Stone

As an encyclopedic novel and the summit of Chinese classical literary creation,Hongloumeng has not received due critical attention to its unusual narrative style,let alone abundant unreliable narrative.From unreliable narration of narrator and character,this research probes into effective translation strategies to achieve a balance between source text and target text,in light of a comparative analysis of typical illustrations taken from A Dream of Red Mansions and The Story of the Stone.