Foreignization of Taoism in Robert Bly’s Poetry.docVIP

Foreignization of Taoism in Robert Bly’s Poetry 　　【Abstract】As one of the mostly common chosen translation strategies， foreignization is closer to source language， aiming at maintaining the original flavor and foreignness of the source text to the largest extend. It is a source-language-oriented strategy. With the strategy of foreignization in translation， this paper perceives and analyzes foreignization of Taoism in Bly’s poetry. 　　【Key words】Foreignization； Robert Bly’s Poetry； Taoism 　　1. Introduction 　　Robert Elwood Bly （1926- ） is one of the strongest and most respected poets of the second half of the twentieth century in America. He has been one of the most influential figures not only upon his many books of poetry and translations， but also his popular poetry readings as well as his active political presence in protest against the Vietnam War. 　　Bly’s poetry is deeply influenced by ancient Chinese poems and the Chinese culture， although he never comes to China nor knows Chinese. On the one hand， he translates ancient Chinese poems by Tao Yuanming， Wang Wei， Tu Fu etc. through reading the English versions of the ancient Chinese poems. On the other hand， Bly creates his own poetry under the influence of the ancient Chinese poems and the Chinese culture， especially his nature poems which depict the scenery of his hometown， Minnesota. 　　When translating ancient Chinese poems and creating his own poetry， Bly maintains the original flavor and foreignness of the source text to the largest extend which corresponds with what foreignization， one of the mostly common chosen translation strategies， advocated. With the strategy of foreignization in translation， this paper perceives and analyzes foreignization of Taoism in Bly’s poetry. 　　2. Foreignization 　　As one of the mostly common chosen translation strategies， foreignization is closer to source language， aiming at maintaining the original flavor and foreignness of the source text to the largest extend. It