The English Study of Yuan zaju in English-speaking 
World

Meiling Sun

doi:10.70711/rcha.v3i6.7590

The English Study of Yuan zaju in English-speaking World

Meiling Sun

Abstract

Yuan zaju is a kind of written form under the performance direction, which is mainly composed of arias and colloquial dialogue. It
is flourished in the Yuan dynasty. Yuan zaju has been translated into different languages such as French, English, Japanese, and German. So
far, many translators and sinologists paid attention to yuan zaju, they mainly focus on the masterpiece of famous playwrights as Li Qianfu (The
Circle of Chalk), Guan Hanqing (Dou E Yuan), Ji Junxiang (The Orphan of Zhao). As a typical form of Chinese theater, Yuan zaju is known
for local knowledge and culture diversity. In the process of translation into the English world, Yuan zaju encountered several problems, such
as plot adaptation, deletion of poems and arias, character change, etc. This paper mainly explores the translation and spreads of yuan zaju in
the English world through different period. Through analyzing the process of translation, this paper selects several English versions of different yuan zaju to explore the factors that affect the translation and to analyze the problems during translation.

Keywords

Yuan zaju; Translation; English world; Vernacular literature

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/rcha.v3i6.7590

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