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Lu Xun and Nabokov in the Light of the “Verbatim Translation” Concept
GONG Xiaohui
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2018.08.002
Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Lu Xun and Nabokov were both independent and unique literary writers, and both were criticized for their adherence to literal translation theory and practice. The author, through intensive reading of their translation works, finds that both reached the same goal by different routes and drew almost the same conclusion. Lu Xun’s reason lay in enriching the local Chinese culture and modern language through literal translation of foreign works while Nabokov sought to introduce his own native culture and language to American readers.
literal translation, native culture and language, verbatim translation
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