Studies in Literature and Language
A Comparative Analysis of English Versions of Li Po’s “Moon” Poems within Lefevere’s Poetry Translation
Abstract
Li Po (701 AD-762 AD) is a Chinese great poet acclaimed from his own time of Tang dynasty to the present as a romantic genius who took traditional poetic forms to new heights.This paper made a comparative analysis of English versions of Li Po’s “Moon” poems by David Hinton and Xu Yuanchong. Based on key concepts of ideology and poetics put forward within André Lefevere’s poetry translation, similarities and differences in terms of cultural connotation, associative meaning and imagery construction of “the moon” were illustrated with classic translation cases, and causes of the similarities and differences were also explored in aspects of translator’s identity and style. It’s hoped that this study can give some insipiration and illumination in Chinese poetry translation and its cultural dissemination and communication into the world.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12677
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