Author(s)

Ma Xiaohan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Foreign Languages, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Shandong, Qingdao, 266000, China

Corresponding Author

Ma Xiaohan

ABSTRACT

This thesis, from the perspective of translator's subjectivity, conducts a comparative analysis of the character portrayal in two Chinese translations of Gone with the Wind—one by Fu Donghua in the 1940s and the other by Li Meihua in 2005. The study finds notable differences in the translators' treatment of character appearance, linguistic style, and psychological depiction. These differences vividly reflect the influence of each translator's historical context, cultural stance, and individual aesthetic preferences. The research highlights the vital role of translator subjectivity in literary translation and suggests that it offers diverse possibilities for cross-cultural interpretation and transmission.

KEYWORDS

Translator's Subjectivity; Gone with the Wind; Character Description

CITE THIS PAPER

Ma Xiaohan, A Comparative Study on the Characterization in Chinese Translations of Gone with the Wind from the Perspective of Translator's Subjectivity. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2025) Vol. 8: 39-45. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2025.080407.

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