How Do Classics Become 'Today's Sentences'? Rethinking Translation Style

Institute for Translation of Korean Classics and Korean Society for Korean Classical Translation to Hold Conference at Chungnam National University on October 30
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The Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics and the Korean Society for the Translation of Korean Classics announced on October 7 that they will hold a joint academic conference on October 30 at Munwon Auditorium in the College of Humanities at Chungnam National University, under the theme “Ways to Improve Translation Style.”

The Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics and the Korean Society for the Translation of Korean Classics will hold their 35th planning conference on the 30th at Munwon Auditorium in the College of Humanities at Chungnam National University. Under the theme “Ways to Improve Translation Style,” researchers will discuss improvements to stylistic criteria in translation assessments, drawing on actual examples of translating classical texts, including historical documents, Chinese poetry, and letters written in Classical Chinese. The Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics

The conference was organized to examine current issues surrounding the style of classical translations and explore ways to improve it. Discussions will focus on actual translation examples, including historical documents, Chinese poetry, and letters written in Classical Chinese, as well as stylistic criteria in translation assessments.

The event will open with remarks by Lee Hyangbae, president of the Korean Society for the Translation of Korean Classics, followed by two open presentations, four planned presentations, and a plenary discussion.

In the open presentations, Professor Shin Minseop of Dankook University will present “Translation Issues in Han Taedong’s ‘Goeseokgi’ Series: Focusing on Variations in Playful Narrative Strategies,” and administrative officer Kim Yunji of the Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics will present “Translation Patterns of Key Concepts in The Analects: Focusing on Saseo Eonhae and James Legge’s English Translation.”

In the first session of planned presentations, Professor Jo Hyeonseok of Pusan National University will examine current issues in translating historical documents in a presentation titled “Challenges in the State Commissioned Translation of the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat and a Study on Improving Translation Style.” Professor Lee Seunghyeon of Dongguk University will examine examples of translation style in Chinese poetry under the title “The Use of Eonhae in Translating Chinese Poetry.”

In the second session, Professor Kim Giyeop of Kwangwoon University will present “The Stylistic Functions and Translation Patterns of Expressions in Classical Chinese Letters,” and senior researcher Lee Seungcheol of the Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics will discuss practical assessment examples in a presentation titled “A Review of Stylistic Criteria in Classical Translation Assessment.”

The plenary discussion will be chaired by Professor Kim Woojeong of Dankook University, with Professor Choi Ilyoung of Korea University, Professor Seo Damwon of Sungkyunkwan University, Professor Jeong Manho of Chungnam National University, and Professor Ha Jiyoung of Ewha Womans University participating.

The conference is open to everyone. Details are available on the Korean Society for the Translation of Korean Classics website. The Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics and the Korean Society for the Translation of Korean Classics will explore ways to improve the style of classical translations by examining actual translation examples, including historical documents, Chinese poetry, and letters, alongside assessment criteria.

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