Lin Shu’s Choice and Response in Translation from a Cultural Perspective

Abstract

This article investigates Lin Shu’s translation in terms of choice and response to the original works in the cultural context of China in the transition from late 19th century to early 20th century. This may help us to understand the significance and contributions of Lin Shu’s translations to the modern Chinese culture in the first half of the 20th century. In translation, Lin Shu chose and responded to the source literary texts with his eyes firmly on the target culture, taking into consideration the similarities between the source and target texts, in subject matter, content and style.