English Translation Strategies as “Wins victory afar while sitting in tent”: A Review of Classical Chinese Literary Theories in the English-Speaking World: Translation and Transmission

Frontiers of Global Sinology

FGS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.121-128.

Print ISSN: 3106-5503; Online ISSN: 3106-5511

Journal homepage: https://www.fgsjournal.com

DOI：https://doi.org/10.64058/fgs260112etswv

“结虑司契，垂帷制胜”的英译传播战略——
评王洪涛教授《中国古典文论在西方的英译与传播研究》

朴性日（Park Soungil）

摘要：王洪涛《中国古典文论在西方的英译与传播研究》是一本重点考察中国古典文论在西方英语世界的传播的专著。该专著涵盖基础研究、英译研究、传播与接受研究、理论研究四大部分。书中第一章，基础研究部分做了“中国古典文论”“英译与传播”“西方英语国家”等核心概念的厘定和中国古典文论在西方英语国家的传播的历史考察。第二章英译研究部分在锚定中国古典文论文本后，运用翻译学理论做译本对比和译本分析。第三章传播与接受研究部分基于英语国家11所的问卷调查结果做了中国古典文论的认知度、认可度、英译策略等方面的实证研究。第四章理论研究部分在前三章部所论内容的基础上探讨中国古典文论的西方英译及传播的理论思考和从“翻译诗学”到“比较诗学”与“世界诗学”的中国古典文论传播研究。作者想要通过这本书写作为未来中国古典文论在西方的英译与传播活动提供历史借鉴，经验参考和应用性的对策。一言以蔽之，本书的主旨是“结虑司契，垂帷制胜”。

关键词：中国古典文论；英译；传播；对策

作者简介：朴性日，北京大学比较文学博士，现为湖南大学岳麓书院博士后研究员，研究方向：中韩比较文学、中韩儒学关系研究，电邮：proisspecial@pku.edu.cn。

Title: English Translation Strategies as “Wins victory afar while sitting in tent”: A Review of Classical Chinese Literary Theories in the English-Speaking World: Translation and Transmission

Abstract: Wang Hongtao’s Classical Chinese Literary Theories in the English-speaking World: Translation and Transmission is a monograph that focuses on the dissemination of Chinese classical literary theory in the English-speaking world. This work contains four sections: foundational research, translation studies, dissemination&reception studies, and theoretical research. In chapter1, the foundational research section, the author clarifies core concepts such as “Chinese classical literary theory,” “translation and dissemination,” and “English-speaking countries,” and examines the historical development of the dissemination of Chinese classical literary theory in these regions. In chapter2, devoted to translation studies, is grounded in the source texts of Chinese classical literary theory and utilizes translation theories to compare and analyze different English translations. In chapter3, on dissemination and reception studies, presents empirical research based on survey results collected from 11 universities in English-speaking countries, examining the awareness, recognition, and translation strategies related to Chinese classical literary theory. In chapter4, on theoretical research, builds upon the preceding chapters to explore theoretical reflections on the translation and dissemination of Chinese classical literary theory in the West, discussing its progression from “translation poetics” to “comparative poetics” and ultimately to “world poetics.” Author aims to provide historical insights, experiential references, and practical strategies for the future English translation and dissemination of Chinese classical literary theory in the West. The main theme of this book can be described as “wins victory afar while sitting in tent”.

Keywords: Chinese classical literary theory; English translation; dissemination; strategies
Author Biography: Park Soungil is a Korean scholar who earned his Ph.D in Comparative Literature from Peking University. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Yuelu Academy, Hunan University. His research focuses on Chinese-Korean comparative literature and Chinese-Korean Confucian relations. E-mail: proisspecial@pku.edu.cn.