Variation in Translation and the Formation of World Literature
Abstract Translation is a process of linguistic transformation in which variation is inevitable. And as an act of interpretation, it in essence does not have an absolute criterion: hence creative treason, by virtue of the openness of interpretation, is a phenomenon that attracts comparatists. World literature has been defined as translated literature in circulation, as has been widely acknowledged by many scholars in both the East and the West. In other words, no translation, no world literature. But we can go further, saying that world literature is literature with variation in translation. Without variation, translated literature remains within the boundaries of a local literature. Only by respecting cultural heterogeneity and actively making cultures blend and overlap can translated literature be on the way to becoming world literature.
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Cao, S., & Han, Z. (2018). Variation in Translation and the Formation of World Literature. 1616: Anuario De Literatura Comparada, 8, 25–38. Retrieved from https://revistas.usal.es/dos/index.php/1616_Anuario_Literatura_Comp/article/view/20721
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