Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-2 | Issue-03 | 282-286
Original Research Article
Study on Translation Strategies of Chinese Ancient Poetry Based on Thematic Theory—With Yumeiren as an Example
Weixuan Shi, Hongyan Zhang
Published : March 30, 2017
Abstract
Chinese ancient poetry is the gem of Chinese culture. With the development of Sino-foreign cultural
exchanges, more and more scholars attempt to translate Chinese ancient poetry into English and propose translation
strategies. Linguistic theories have provided the theoretical foundation and new perspective for poetry translation.
Therefore, under the guidance of thematic theory, the paper will take the poem Yumeiren and its two English versions as
an example to study translators’ translation characteristics and provide translation strategies of Chinese ancient poetry.