The Translation of Sex-related Content in Lady Chatterley’s Lover in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21807199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kun Zhu (0000-0002-8723-7574, Shanghai International Studies University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 933 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692 |
| Publisher | Academy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17507/tpls.1008.11 |
| OpenAlex | W3045259257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article discusses how sex-related content is rendered in two Chinese translations of D. H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Rao Shuyi (1936) and Zhao Susu (2004). It is found that Rao’s translation features explicitness, flexibility and Europeanization, while Zhao’s translation features conservativeness and domestication. And the observed features in the two translations regarding sex-related content are explained from perspectives of social and historical background, translation purpose and intended readership, and patronage
Art · Audience measurement · Biology · China · Domestication · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Sociology · Statistics · History · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |