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The Translation and Introduction of Chinese Myth in English World
WANG Shijia
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5313/2024.05.007
Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
Different from Greek myth, Chinese myth is scattered among many kinds of ancient books such as The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chuci, Huainanzi, etc. There is no Chinese classic that records mythology like the Odyssey and Iliad. After the 20th century, Chinese scholars began to collect and study myths. In the English world, missionaries began to translate and introduce Chinese myths from the middle and late 19th century, and then Chinese scholars and sinologists have been translating and introducing Chinese myths. At present, the English translation of Chinese mythology has made a lot of achievements, but there are also many misunderstandings. This paper explores the current situation of the English translation of Chinese mythology by analyzing several well-known translations.
Chinese myth, translation and introduction, English world
WANG Shijia. (2024). The Translation and Introduction of Chinese Myth in English World. Philosophy Study, Sep.-Oct. 2024, Vol. 14, No. 5, 265-271.
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