A STUDY OF THE TRANSLATION OF M.Y. LERMONTOV’S POEM “ANGEL” INTO CHINESE IN THE ASPECT OF VERSIFICATION (BASED ON THE TRANSLATIONS OF QU QIUBAI, YU ZHEN AND GU YUNPU)

Abstract

The poem “Angel” by M.Y. Lermontov has several versions of translations into Chinese. Translations of Qu Qiubai, Yu Zhen and Gu Yunpu were made in different periods. The article is devoted to a current problem of translating Russian traditional syllabic poems into Chinese. The problem has been little studied and requires further research. The article discusses the three translations in the aspect of versification. The poetic form of the original and translations is analyzed. The article formulates four rules for the use of poetic forms when translating “Angel” into Chinese. A new translation of this poem is also presented, where these rules are applied in practice. The study will be of interest to specialists in the field of literary translation.