Résumés
Abstract
This article examines five Chinese translations of Dante’s Divina Commedia, the latest version by the author of this article, which was published in 2003. After making some general observations, the article goes on to discuss translation problems relating to medium, rhythm, metre, rhyme, etc. with reference to Chinese and English versions of Dante’s masterpiece. By substantiating its argument with plenty of examples as well as with a comprehensive survey of the prosodic characteristics of the Chinese and European languages, it establishes criteria by which translations of the Divina Commedia should be judged.
Keywords:
- Dante,
- medium,
- rhythm,
- metre,
- rhyme
Résumé
Cet article examine cinq traductions chinoises de la Divina Commedia de Dante, dont la dernière version, publiée en 2003, est de la plume de l’auteur de cet article. Après avoir fait des remarques générales, l’auteur discute des problèmes de traduction relatifs à l’expression, au rythme, au mètre, à la rime, etc., faisant allusion aux traductions en chinois et en anglais du chef-d’oeuvre de Dante. En appuyant le raisonnement sur plusieurs exemples ainsi que sur une étude détaillée des caractéristiques prosodiques de la langue chinoise et des langues européennes, il établit des critères selon lesquels les traductions de la Divina Commedia devraient être jugées.
Mots-clés:
- Dante,
- moyen d’expression,
- rythme,
- mètre,
- rime
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