Author(s)

Liu Zeyu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Languages, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong, China

Corresponding Author

Liu Zeyu

ABSTRACT

Domestication and dissimilation have gone through the whole process of development-evolution-maturity-perfection. According to the development rule of literary translation history, translation will develop in depth from a new perspective under the interaction of the two. The Journey to the West's English translation is an important work in the history of translation between China and the West. Anthony C. Yu's translation and Jenner's translation are two English Translations in The Journey to the West with relatively great international influence. The two translators adopt a lot of domestication and dissimilation translation strategies to deal with the cultural differences between China and the West. From the perspective of domestication and dissimilation translation strategies, this paper analyzes the typical examples and characteristics of two English Translations of The Journey to the West, and discusses the past development in China, present situation and future development of domestication and dissimilation , so as to improve the translation level.

KEYWORDS

English translation of The Journey to the West; China's translation history; domestication and dissimilation; comparative study

CITE THIS PAPER

Liu Zeyu, Domestication and Dissimilation in China's Translation History: Take the Journey to the West's Translation as Example. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2023) Vol. 6: 72-78. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2023.061513.

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