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1 朱素珍:Appreciation and criticism of poetry translation ——A Psalm of Life

摘要

 It is not difficult to translate poetry, and large quantities of translators and writers have provided us uncountable excellent versions of translation of poetry. As for the poetry translation appreciation and criticism, this essay would mainly discuss the appreciation and criticism of poetry translation based on the comparative analysis of different versions of translation of the same poetry——A Psalm of Life, written by Henry Wordsworth Long Fellow. After the comparable analysis of three versions, whether the cultural factor has been considered or not can be uncovered clearly. Furthermore, in the process of appreciation, people can also learn how to translate the poetry properly. Besides, such analysis is conducive to the appreciation of poetry translation in the cross-culture background, which is inspiring and instructive.

Abstract

It is not difficult to translate poetry, and large quantities of translators and writers have provided us uncountable excellent versions of translation of poetry. As for the poetry translation appreciation and criticism, this essay would mainly discuss the appreciation and criticism of poetry translation based on the comparative analysis of different versions of translation of the same poetry——A Psalm of Life, written by Henry Wordsworth Long Fellow. After the comparable analysis of three versions, whether the cultural factor has been considered or not can be uncovered clearly. Furthermore, in the process of appreciation, people can also learn how to translate the poetry properly. Besides, such analysis is conducive to the appreciation of poetry translation in the cross-culture background, which is inspiring and instructive.