Author：SHAO Lu

Abstract: Introduction: Translation and the Life of Literary Works Across Languages

Vol. 10 No.1 June 2026      Time：2026-07-24 View Citation

Author：TAN Zaixi

Abstract: Under the country’s initiative to make Chinese literature and culture “go international,” the translation of Chinese texts into English and other foreign languages, including texts in the various fields of literature, culture, and academia, has been developing rapidly with government funding support. Its study has in recent years also become a focal point, which seems a fitting response in TS research in China to the problems and interferences brought about by factors in the political and economic world at large. This paper offers a discussion of some of the major issues involving how to handle Chinese mother-tongue to English-language translating. These include issues on the linguistic and cultural politics of interlingual/cross-cultural communication (“inbound” vs. “outbound” translation), the intrinsic relations between outbound ...

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Author：SHAO Lu

Abstract: This paper proposes a new method of measuring text fuzziness in equivalence between a target text (TT) and its source text (ST) by employing Claude Shannon’s information entropy theory. The method is demonstrated through a four-step algorithmic process using illustrative examples from the novel The Da Vinci Code and its two Chinese translations. Specifically, information entropy is applied to measure the uncertainty associated with readers’ understanding of the ST and its corresponding TTs. The underlying hypothesis is that the probability distribution of which readers will understand...

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Author：YU Yajing

Abstract: In metaphor translation, adjustments such as expansion, narrowing, refinement, or supplementary elaboration often occur to the source domain imagery, but the impact of these adjustments on the effectiveness of deliberate metaphors remains to be explored. Taking the cases of deliberate metaphors in the award-winning works of the “Mao Dun Literature Prize” as examples and based on Deliberate Metaphor Theory, this study analyzes the specific impact of the adjustment of source domain imagery on the effectiveness of deliberate metaphors. It finds that such adjustments, when aligned with the...

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Author：WU Yixuan

Abstract: This study examines the semiotic modes of meaning-making in literary translation from the perspective of multimodal stylistics. Taking Bi Feiyu’s novel Massage and its English translation as a case study, this research finds that typographical choices reinforce the transmission of tone and the representation of characters’ psychological states; punctuation modifications reshape the rhythm of reading and literary effect; and spatial layout accentuates narrative emphasis through visual adaptation, thereby enhancing the narrative tension of the translated text. In addition, the cover of the English version constructs multimodal meaning through visual metaphor and typographic design, foregrounding the...

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Author：WAN Haiyan

Abstract: Despite the growing number of English translations of the Mao Dun Literature Prize-winning works, their international dissemination shows differentiated outcomes in both circulation and reception. This study examines such dissemination patterns by applying Rogers’s diffusion of innovations (DOI) theory to translated literary works conceptualized as symbolic-cultural innovations within the target literary system. Drawing on data from 25 English translations, it develops a dual-dimensional framework that distinguishes dissemination breadth from dissemination depth. The analysis suggests that dissemination breadth is primarily shaped by visibility and accessibility of translations, as mediated through translator networks, publisher strategies, and reader communities. Dissemination depth, by contrast, depends...

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Author：YANG Yang

Abstract: Paul Claudel was a famous French poet and playwright of the late 19th and the 20th centuries. He served as the French diplomat in China for 15 years. His living experiences in China marked his literary and poetic thoughts with a distinct Oriental imprint. Claudel admired Taoist philosophy, which not only influenced his outlook on life, but also penetrated into his poetry and dramatic creation. The poet extracted three central ideas from Taoist philosophy: the pursuit of Taoist emptiness, the Taoist meditation for non-action, and the unity of man with nature. He integrated the Taoist wisdom into his literary creation, which made his works not only exotic, but also manifested the charm of...

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Author：XIE Hong

Abstract: Character names serve as a pivotal means of expressing narrative voice, particularly when derived from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in contemporary medical fiction. However, they have received limited scholarly attention. Drawing on identity control theory, this study examines the Chinese–English translation of character names emulating TCM in Can Xue’s Barefoot Doctor. Specifically, the study analyzes the production of character names through the lens of perceived meanings, cognitive negotiation, interactions with social milieus, output realization, and multidimensional feedback, forming a continuous identity control loop. By doing so, it reveals the mechanisms through which...

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Author：PENG Tianxiao, LIU Ming

Abstract: Classical Chinese poetry is the crystallization of traditional Chinese culture and carries the time-honored Chinese civilization. The global spread of classical Chinese poetry will promote the overseas dissemination of Chinese culture, which is of positive significance for “telling Chinese stories well and spreading Chinese voices effectively.” Focusing on the historical narrative and identity shaping functions of classical poetry, this paper proposes that the English translation of classical Chinese poetry is a cross-cultural process of historical discourse construction. Taking Selected Poems from Hunan as a case study, this paper analyzes three types of subjects (historians, poets, and translators)...

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Author：Raquel ABI-SÂMARA

Abstract: This paper investigates Hans-Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutics by following his sustained dialogue with modern poetry, especially the work of Paul Celan. Although Truth and Method secured Gadamer’s place in both philosophy and literary studies, its rather diffuse presentation leaves lingering questions about how notions such as the “fusion of horizons,” the “hermeneutic circle,” and the “logic of question and answer” actually operate in practice. The inquiry also turns to Gadamer’s commentary volume Wer bin ich und wer bist du?, which Gadamer devoted to Celan’s Atemkristall cycle. In this commentary, Gadamer provides a chance to see these hermeneutic strategies in action. By tracing...

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