Global Transmission: Finlay maps the worldwide journey of Chinese porcelain, illustrating its role in connecting disparate cultures through trade, from Persian cobalt to European aristocratic tables and American markets. [1]
Cultural Influence: The book examines how porcelain acted as a catalyst for artistic exchange, influencing ceramic traditions across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. [1]
Early Modern Globalism: It argues that the trade in this single commodity reflects the development of a complex, interconnected early global culture influencing religion and society. [1]
If you would like, I can provide:
A summary of Robert Finlay's main arguments about globalization
Details on how Chinese porcelain influenced European and Islamic art
Let me know how you'd like to proceed!
2016年3月4日 星期五
Robert Finlay：鄭明萱譯《青花瓷的故事》The Pilgrim Art: Cultures of Porcelain in World History
Robert Finlay《青花瓷的故事》(鄭明萱譯) ，2011年出版，一年內四刷。 2015年年底有第二版，可能是換封面。 對於想追根究柢的讀者，對於《推薦序》中的末段話，會覺得很有意思："......卻完全不害文意，不減少全書的內容，實在是超優秀的譯作。......"
談點鄭明萱譯的《青花瓷的故事》：貓頭鷹出版社採取的正文不寫洋字母的方式，卻是對讀者極不方便，即，書名還要查它的漢字筆畫數.....又譬如說，描寫英國運河的沿河地名，你根本無從查起。 目錄未依原書方式在各章內分節。 Robert Finlay《青花瓷的故事》(鄭明萱譯) 的出版社編輯，堅持正文不附外文字母，書末用對照表說明。 這會有些問題，譬如說，內文"特安農宮 (凡爾賽)"沒收入對照，而Wikipedia有其它譯法： Petit Trianon 小特里亞農宮，凡爾賽宮。
本書引用Penguine 版的蒙田全集，部 SIC (不)過在"注釋 VS 參考資料"兩處出現 "1983 vs 1993"年份不一致。 譯者不知何故，都不將聖經及各經採用《》表示，譬如說， 頁85 (她採用的翻譯是不完全的： 舊約以斯拉 記（天主教譯名是厄斯德拉上）3:12 King James Bible But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who wereancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
《奧德賽》翻譯/英文/史地學習： 《奧德賽》(著名的標準希臘語和英語對照（對頁）版本是勒布古典叢書版，最初由A.T. Murray於1919年翻譯和編輯，後由George E. Dimock Jr.於1995年修訂。
全書引導詩的第一句 "Tell me about a complicated man."的對英雄的希臘文形容詞polutropos的英文 (complicated (Emily Wilson's)；Resourceful man (E. V. RIEU). man skilled in all ways of contending. (ROBERT FITZGERALD)。等等) 和中文 (給我說那足智多謀的英雄怎樣 (楊憲益) ；機敏(王煥生)；富於機智 (曹)......等等；)的翻譯簡單討論： Emily Wilson's translation of polutropos. Resourceful man (E. V. RIEU). man skilled in all ways of contending. (ROBERT FITZGERALD)) 給我說那足智多謀的英雄怎樣 (楊憲益) ；機敏(王煥生)；富於機智 (曹)；
Professor Emily Wilson discussed her historic 2017 translation of Homer's epic in interviews and video features with the Encyclopaedia Britannica. [1, 2]
Translating Polytropos: She famously translated the first line's debated Greek adjective as a "complicated man" rather than the traditional "man of twists and turns," highlighting Odysseus's deep moral ambiguity and psychological complexity. [1, 2]
Poetic Form: She utilized traditional English iambic pentameter to capture the original oral rhythm and musicality of Homer's dactylic hexameter. [1]
Clearer Lens: Her translation leans into linguistic precision, aiming to strip away centuries of accumulated Victorian and patriarchal bias to present a more direct and honest encounter with the ancient text. [1, 2]
If you'd like, I can:
Provide a line-by-line comparison of the opening lines between Emily Wilson's translation and older versions (like Fagles or Lattimore).
Outline her approach to translating minor characters and enslaved individuals in the epic.
Translating Polytropos: She famously translated the first line's debated Greek adjective as a "complicated man" rather than the traditional "man of twists and turns," highlighting Odysseus's deep moral ambiguity and psychological complexity.
Poetic Form: She utilized traditional English iambic pentameter to capture the original oral rhythm and musicality of Homer's dactylic hexameter.
Clearer Lens: Her translation leans into linguistic precision, aiming to strip away centuries of accumulated Victorian and patriarchal bias to present a more direct and honest encounter with the ancient text.
If you'd like, I can:
Provide a line-by-line comparison of the opening lines between Emily Wilson's translation and older versions (like Fagles or Lattimore).
Outline her approach to translating minor characters and enslaved individuals in the epic.
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