中国古代经典诗文是中国传统文化的奇葩。早在两千多年以前,中国诗人就写出了美丽的《诗经》和《楚辞》;以后,他们又创造了更加灿烂的唐诗和宋词。《论语》《老子》这样的经典著作,则在塑造、构成中华民族文化精神方面具有极其重要的意义。这些作品既是联接所有中国人思想、情感的文化纽带,也是中国文化走向世界的重要桥梁。 许渊冲先生从事翻译工作70年,2010年12月荣获“中国翻译文化终身成就奖”。经他的妙手,许多中国经典诗文被译成出色的英文韵语。这套“许译中国经典诗文集”荟萃许先生最具代表性的英文译作14种,包括《论语》《道德经》《诗经》《楚辞》《汉魏六朝诗选》《唐诗三百首》《唐五代词选》《宋词三百首》《宋元明清诗选》《元曲三百首》《西厢记》《牡丹亭》《长生殿》《桃花扇》等。这些作品包括多种体裁,上起先秦,下至清代。这些作品既是联接所有中国人思想、情感的文化纽带,也是中国文化走向世界的重要桥梁。阅读和了解这些作品,即可尽览中国文化的“源头活水”。 希望这套许氏译本能使英语读者分享孔子、老子的智慧,分享唐诗、宋词、中国古典戏曲的优美,并以此促进东西文化的交流。 Ancient Chinese classic poems are exquisite works of art. As far as 2,000 years ago, Chinese poets composed the beautiful work Book of Poetry and Elegies of the South, Later, they created more splendid Tang poetry and Song lyrics. Such classic works as Thus Spoke the Master and Laws: Divine and Human were extremely significant in building and shaping the culture of the Chinese nation. These works are both a cultural bond linking the thoughts and affections of Chinese people and an important bridge for Chinese culture and the world. Mr. Xu Yuanchong has been engaged in translation for 70 years. In December 2010, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation conferred by the Translators Association of China (TAC). He is honored as the only expert who translates Chinese poems into both English and French. After his excellent interpretation, many Chinese classic poems have been further refined into perfect English and French rhymes. This collection of Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose gathers his most representative English translations. It includes the classic works Thus Spoke the Master, Laws: Divine and Human and dramas such as Romance of the Western Bower, Dream in Peony Pavilion, Love in Long-life Hall and Peach Blossom Painted with Blood. The largest part of the collection includes the translation of selected poems from different dynasties. The selection includes various types of poems, lyrics and Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty songs. The selected works start from the pre-Qin era to the Qing Dynasty, covering almost the entire history of classic poems in China. Reading these works is like tasting “living water from the source” of Chinese culture. We hope this collection will help English readers “know, love and appreciate” Chinese classic poems, share the intelligence of Confucius and Lao Tzu, share the gracefulness of Tang Dynasty poems, Song lyrics and classic operas and songs and promote exchanges between Eastern and Western culture.
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