Sun, Dayu
(Shanghai 1905-1997) : Professor, Dichter, Übersetzer
Name Alternative(s)
Sun, Mingchuan
Subjects
Index of Names : China
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Literature : China
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Periods : China : People's Republic (1949-)
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Periods : China : Republic (1912-1949)
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Translator
Chronology Entries (1)
| # | Year | Text | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1948 |
[Shakespeare, William]. Liya wang. Sun Dayu yi. [King Lear. ID D23593]. Li Ruru : The question of how to translate Shakespeare's blank verse into Chinese fascinated Sun Dayu. Sun had been seeking a new style of Chinese poetry written in the vernacular. His ideal form would "consist of rhythm and must have rhythm, but it should neither rely on rhymes nor should it follow the strict prosodic rule of exact numbers of character in each line". He invented a new concept of 'yin zu' (sound group) for modern Chinese poetry, which was much inspired by the style of the Italian sonnet. Murray J. Levith : Sun's 'Preface' discusses the almost insurmountable difficulty of translating Shakespeare into vernacular Chinese verse due to the vast differences between the English and Chinese languages. He states that accomplishing a 'perfect translation' would indeed be a 'miracle'. Sun invents a Chinese equivalent for Shakespeare's blank vers, 'yin zu' or 'sound unit', based upon phoneme groupings. His idea is that because vernacular Chinese words are often composed of two or three characters, which may be seen as akin to syllables, something approximating a five beat blank verse line can be suggested. Sun's desire is that his King Lear recreates the 'spirit' of the original play, which he feels is what Schlegel-Tieck accomplished with their famous German version. |
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Bibliography (3)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1948 |
[Shakespeare, William]. Liya wang. Sun Dayu yi. (Shanghai : Shang wu yin shu guan, 1948). Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William. True chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear, and his three daughters : with the unfortunate life of Edgar, Sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen and assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam ; as it was plaid before the Kings Meijesty at White-Hall, vppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas hollidaies ; by his Maiesties seruants, playing vsually at the Globe on the Banck-side. (London : Printed for Nathaniel Butter by W. Jaggard, 1619). 里亚王 |
Publication / Shak14 | |
| 2 | 1991 |
[Shakespeare, William]. Hanmolaide. Shashibiya zhu ; Sun Dayu yi. (Shanghai : Shanghai yi wen chu ban she, 1991). Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. (London : Nicholas Ling and John Trundell, 1603). 罕秣莱德 |
Publication / Shak71 | |
| 3 | 1994-1995 |
[Shakespeare, William]. Shashibiya si da bei ju = Four tragedies by Shakespeare. Shashibiya zhu ; Sun Dayu yi. (Shanghai : Shanghai yi wen chu ban she, 1994-1995). 莎士比亚四大悲剧 [Enthält] : Hamuleite. Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. (London : Nicholas Ling and John Trundell, 1603). 哈姆雷特 Liya wang. Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William. True chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear, and his three daughters : with the unfortunate life of Edgar, Sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester, and his sullen and assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam ; as it was plaid before the Kings Meijesty at White-Hall, vppon S. Stephens night, in Christmas hollidaies ; by his Maiesties seruants, playing vsually at the Globe on the Banck-side. (London : Printed for Nathaniel Butter by W. Jaggard, 1619). 里亚王 Aoseluo. Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William. The tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice. (London : Printed by N.O. for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Eagle and Child, in Brittans Bursse, 1622). [Geschrieben um 1604]. 奥瑟羅 Maikebaisi. Übersetzung von Shakespeare, William. The tragedie of Macbeth. In : Shakespeare, William. Comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. (London : Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623). [Geschrieben um 1608]. 麦克白 |
Publication / Shak165 |