“Chinese prosody is largely concerned with the number of characters per line and the arrangement of tones - both of which are untranslatable. But translators tend to rush in where wise men never, tread, and often may be seen attempting to nurture Chinese rhyme patterns in the hostile environment of Western language.”
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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem is Translated
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Eliot Weinberger
Eliot Weinberger, born on February 6, 1949, is a renowned writer whose works span various literary genres, including essays, criticism, and translation. more
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