文学翻译的创造性本质翻译的创造性元素伴随着西方翻译发展史及其翻译思想演进的始末。早在古罗马时期,著名的演说家西塞罗就主张翻译应尽量贴近原文的内涵意义和语言形式,并在一定程度上保留原文的修辞格。译者大可不必奴性地依附原文表述,而是更应当从全局出发,最大限度地还原原文的修辞风格和文体效果。贺拉斯从写作视角建议青年诗人要以作为“公共财富”、众所周知的题材为创作对象,但在结构编排和语言表述方 Creative Nature of Literary Translation The creative elements of translation are accompanied by the history of Western translation and the evolution of its translation thought. As early as ancient Rome, the famous speaker Cicero advocated that translation should be as close as possible to the connotation and language of the original text, and to a certain extent, retain the original rhetoric. The translator, instead of slavishly attaching himself to the original expression, should instead proceed from the overall situation to minimize the rhetorical style and stylistic effect of the original text. From the perspective of writing, Horace suggests that young poets should target their well-known subjects as “public wealth,” but in terms of structure and language expression