Author(s)

Huang Lizhi ¹, Li Yonglan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Languages, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China

Corresponding Author

Huang Lizhi

ABSTRACT

The paratext in translation is an important research resource that directly reflects the translators' subjectivity. This paper takes the translation works of British Sinologist Julia Lovell, Monkey King: Journey to the West and The Real Story of Ah - Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun, as the research objects, studying the strategies adopted in the paratext of their translations and their impact on the transmission of Chinese culture. By analyzing and comparing the covers, prefaces, postscripts, and annotations of the two works, they reveal how Sinologists promote cross-cultural communication and understanding through paratext strategies in translation activities and provide enlightenment for future sinology research.

KEYWORDS

Paratext; Cultural transmission; Julia Lovell (Lan Shiling); Sinology

CITE THIS PAPER

Huang Lizhi, Li Yonglan, The Paratext Strategies and Cultural Transmission in Sinologist Julia Lovell's Translations: A Comparative Study of Monkey King: Journey to the West and The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2025) Vol. 8: 31-37. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2025.080105.

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