An Analysis of Textual Functions &Translation Strategies of Hu Shih in His Translation of Auld Robin Gray
Hu Shih's poem translation Auld Robin Gray appeared under the background of creating vernacular literature and constructing new Chinese literature system advocated by Hu Shih,which is not only the model text of vernacular poem,but also the model of tragic narrative poem,having multi-textual functions.From the aspect of translation strategies,the translation work is faithful to the original text and creative to the target context.In the sense of literature genre,the translation is faithful to the narrative style and plot arrangement;simultaneously,the translation breaks the rhyme scheme and highlights the tragic sense of the story.