Classical Chinese poetry, in particular, is a minefield

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• with "dragon teeth" as far as translators are concerned. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:17:08

• IMHO, 秋兰，You are a great candidate to take on this job. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:20:57

• Naw! But I appreciate it. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:43:10

• 我看过许渊冲的一些诗词翻译。钱钟书曾评价他：“要是李白活到当世，也懂英文，必和许渊冲是知己。” -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:45:07

• 闻一多也谈论过李白诗的英译（跟许渊冲当然无关），指出语境是鸿沟，跨不过的。我同意。 -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:52:05

• Thanks for sharing the thinking! -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:22:16

• Translation might be doable when it comes to -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:44:33

• sister civilizations (such as those of Babylon & Assyria). -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:47:00

• I cannot agree more. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:30:33

• 我直觉地认为很多诗歌，尤其是中国的古诗词，是不能翻译的，这是由汉字本身的特殊性和特征所决定的， -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:31:51

• 翻译出来后，感觉面目全非，而且完全失去了原诗的意境和味道。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:32:41

• 那中西方文化的交流怎么办？：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:43:19

• Good question. 我主要是针对诗歌翻译而言的。：） -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:53:20

• All hope is not lost to those who dream. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 19:59:24

• There's a way around it, I believe. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 20:04:20

• 就文化交流而言，我认为：Meanings can get as close as possible. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 20:14:21

• Your idea makes sense to me. It reminds me of -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 20:27:36

• The Shahnama of Firdausi, translated by A. G. Warner and E. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 20:29:02

• in 8 volumes (London, 1905-1923). They -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 20:30:07

• anglicized Persian classics sensibly. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/28/2023 postreply 20:33:04