On the Culture Factor in the Translation of Political Literature

• 来源期刊: 中国翻译
• 年，卷（期）: 2001,（3）
• 所属期刊栏目: 翻译理论与实践
• 页码范围: 30-32
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 中文

摘要

As in many other types of translation, culture plays an important part in the translation of political writings. This is of course a very general statement. And according to Edmund Keeley, professor of English and creative writing at Princeton University, "any discussion of translation in broad terms is dangerous" ① Let's then avoid generalizations and get down to specifics by citing a couple of examples.