A Comparative Study of English Translations of Li Qingzhao’s “Sheng Sheng Man” from the Perspective of Eco-translatology’s “Three-Dimensional Transformation”

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10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_32How to use a DOI?

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Eco-translatology; Three-Dimensional Transformation; “Sheng Sheng Man”; Comparative Study of English Translations; Adaptation-Selection Theory

Abstract

Based on the “adaptation-selection” theory of eco-translatology, this study takes the English translations of “Sheng Sheng Man·Seeking, Seeking” by Xu Yuanchong and by Yang Xianyi & Gladys Yang as research objects, and comparatively analyzes the adaptive transformation strategies of the translations from the three dimensions of linguistic dimension, cultural dimension and communicative dimension. The study finds that Xu Yuanchong’s translation, guided by the “Three Beauties Theory”, focuses on rhythm reconstruction and artistic conception transmission in the linguistic dimension, adopts a domestication strategy in the cultural dimension, and emphasizes the aesthetic adaptation of target language readers in the communicative dimension; while Yang Xianyi & Gladys Yang’s translation, with “faithfulness as the core”, adheres to formal correspondence in the linguistic dimension, adopts a foreignization strategy in the cultural dimension, and focuses on the accurate transmission of the cultural connotations of the original text in the communicative dimension. The differences between the two translations stem from the different subjectivity of the translators and the different target language ecological environments. This study not only reveals the applicability of eco-translatology theory in the research of English translation of classical Chinese poetry, but also provides theoretical reference and practical paths for the cross-cultural communication of classical Chinese poetry.

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AU  - Shiqing Zhang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/15
TI  - A Comparative Study of English Translations of Li Qingzhao’s “Sheng Sheng Man” from the Perspective of Eco-translatology’s “Three-Dimensional Transformation”
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 311
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SN  - 2352-5398
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