“伟大的文学是在某种外国语中写就的。” ——普鲁斯特:《圣伯夫之路》 我研究杨炼诗歌的方法是通过翻译:我用汉语文本和两种英语译文进行比较,在比较的基础上,探讨这位作者作品的作诗法。 这种不同寻常的处理诗歌手法的缘由是基于这一认识:翻译中的变化所显露的差异不仅表明汉语和英语“本质”之间大体存在的必要差 “The great literature is written in a foreign language.” - Proust: “St. Peter’s Way” The way I studied Yang Lian’s poetry was through translation: I used Chinese texts and two English translations In comparison, on the basis of comparison, to explore the author’s poem. The reason for this unusual approach to poetry is based on the recognition that the differences revealed in the translation of the transla- tion not only indicate the necessary difference between the “essence” of Chinese and that of English