A Study of Xu Yuanchong’s English Translation of the Analects of Confucius from the Perspective Eco-translatology

Abstract

Chinese ancient prose culture has a long history and occupies an important place in the world civilization. Translation activities have played an important role in the process of cultural dissemination since ancient times. Xu Yuanchong, a Centennial translator in China, is an outstanding representative in the field of ancient prose translation. Eco-translation, as a theory of adaptation and transformation, is of great practical significance to the study of ancient Chinese translation in contemporary society, and has been fully applied in the English translation of the Analects of Confucius. Based on the three theories of ecological translation: translation ecological environment, adaptation and choice, and "three-dimensional" transformation, this paper studies Xu Yuanchong's English version of the Analects of Confucius, aiming at providing more research ideas for the English translation of the Analects of Confucius and making Confucianism better convey its value across ancient and modern times.