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A Comparative Study of Two English Versions of a Poem in Hong Lou Meng by Yang and Hawkes

2018 2018 4th International Conference on Social Sciences, Modern Management and Economics (SSMME 2018)   unpublished

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Xu Yuanchong put forward the "Three Beauties Principle-the beauty in sense, sound and form", which has greatly contributed to translation of Classical Chinese Poetry (CCP). Based on Three Beauties Principle, this paper focuses on the comparison between two versions of the greatest Chinese classic novel Hong Lou Meng, the one translated by Yang Hsien-yi, and the other by David Hawkes. A poem Autumn Window: a Night of Wind and Rain written by Lin Daiyu has been cited to reveal the best
more » ... s in poetry translation, and the transference of the artistic conception, the emotion and style of Classical Chinese poetry.
doi:10.23977/ssmme.2018.62214 fatcat:zzn4bombgnctbmsqgzigyzhiyi
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"A Comparative Study of Two English Versions of a Poem in Hong Lou Meng by Yang and Hawkes." 2018 4th International Conference on Social Sciences, Modern Management and Economics (SSMME 2018) (2018)