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Difficulties in Poetry Translation
ZHAO Dan
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2021.06.006
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Some artistic characteristics of poetry distinguish it from other literary genres. This paper mainly discusses the difficulties in poetry translation, including those in translating linguistic features, poetic features, poetic spirit and cultural connotation, especially with examples of translating ancient Chinese poems into English.
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