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The Hermeneutic Method of Concretization in Translating Chinese Mythology:#br# A Case Study of the Myth of N俟wa#br#

Gao Ju   

  1. School of Foreign Languages,Yunnan Normal University,Kunming 650500,China
  • Received:2021-08-01 Revised:2021-12-22 Online:2022-03-15 Published:2022-03-28

Abstract: Chinese mythology is the source of Chinese literature and culture,hence the research on the translations of Chinese
ancient myths is of great significance to promoting Chinese literature and culture worldwide. Translators at home and abroad such as
Anne Birrell,Cyril Birch,and Yang Lihui adopt the hermeneutic method of concretization in translating the myth of N俟wa,a
renowned Chinese ancient myth. This method targets at the academic,literary,and instrumental context,featuring preciseness and
thickness,vividness and richness,conciseness and fullness respectively. It contributes to the global spread of Chinese mythology as
it takes both recontextualization of translation and the needs of different readers into consideration.

Key words: Chinese mythology, N俟wa, concretization, hermeneutic method of translation, context

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