Poetry in translation is yet another work. Just compare the poetry of Li Bai李白 or, for that matter any Classical Chinese poet from any reign-date, as written, to its modern English translation, even to the best of them. Most of it is missing in the translation and much that is foreign has been added.
Poetry in translation is yet another work. Just compare the poetry of Li Bai李白 or, for that matter any Classical Chinese poet from any reign-date, as written, to its modern English translation, even to the best of them. Most of it is missing in the translation and much that is foreign has been added.