A Study of Novel Translation from the Perspective of Cultural Classification--A Case Study of English Translation of Wolf Totem

Yaling Jiang ； Jiahui Yan

《International Journal of Social Science and Education Research》 5卷7期 (2022/07) Pp. 217-219

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202207_5(7).0034

摘要

As an important crystallization in the evolution of human civilization, culture plays a crucial role in translation activities. Among the studies of cultural classification, Eugene Nida's theory is of unique guiding significance to cultural translation. Wolf Totem is an epic work describing the Mongolian steppe, which contains rich cultural elements, whose English translation has attracted wide attention in the world. Therefore, from the perspective of cultural classification, this paper attempts to explore the different cultural elements in Wolf Totem and their corresponding translation strategies in order to provide reference for relevant translation activities.

關鍵字

Cultural classification ； Translation study ； Wolf Totem

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