Open AccessCultural Constraints on the Selection of Literary Translation Texts in Modern China
Author(s) -
Weihua Lou
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of language teaching and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-0684
pISSN - 1798-4769
DOI - 10.4304/jltr.1.4.492-497
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , literary translation , translation (biology) , china , literature , history , linguistics , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , art , biology , archaeology , genetics , messenger rna , gene
Translation is always an activity which involves socio-cultural factors. In this essay, the author tries to figure out how the social needs and prevailing literary norms affect the selection of literary translation texts in modern China