Wang Huansheng
Wang Huansheng | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 王焕生 |
| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Nantong, Jiangsu, China |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Language | Chinese, English, Classical Greek, Latin, Russian |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University Moscow State University |
| Period | 1965–present |
| Notable works | Iliad Odyssey |
| Notable awards | 4th National Book Award 1999 Iliad and Odyssey 2nd Lu Xun Literature Prize for Translation 2001 Odyssey |
Wang Huansheng (simplified Chinese: 王焕生; traditional Chinese: 王煥生; pinyin: Wāng Huànshēng; born 1939) is a Chinese translator. He has a good command of English, Classical Greek, Latin and Russian. Wang was a researcher of the Chinese Academy of Social Science, he is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and the China Writers Association.
Wang is among the first few in China who translated the Homeric Hymns from Classical Greek into Chinese language.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Wang was born in 1939. He entered Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1959, majoring in Russian language.[2]
In 1960, Wang studied in Moscow State University, majoring in ancient Greek and Roman literature, where he graduated in 1965.[2]
Works[edit]
- The History of Ancient Roman Literature (古罗马文学史)
- The History of Ancient Roman Literature and Arts (古罗马文艺批评史纲)
Translations[edit]
- Aesop's Fables (伊索寓言)[3]
- Iliad (荷马史诗：伊利亚特)[4]
- Odyssey (荷马史诗：奥德赛)[5]
- Elegiae (哀歌集)[6]
- Meditations (沉思录)[7]
Awards[edit]
- Iliad and Odyssey – 4th National Book Award (1999)
- Odyssey – 2nd Lu Xun Literature Prize for Translation (2001)
References[edit]
- ^ 译《荷马史诗》 自称不是翻译家 王焕生"复活"消亡语言. jwb.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 2013-04-02.
- ^ a b c 将翻译称为业务的王焕生:西方文明源头"盗火者". 163.com (in Simplified Chinese). 2012-07-09.
- ^ Aesop (2015). 《伊索寓言》 [Aesop's Fables] (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020104390.
- ^ Homer (2016). 荷马史诗《伊利亚特》 [Iliad] (in Chinese). Translated by Wang Huansheng. Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787208135024.
- ^ Homer (2017). 《荷马史诗：奥德赛》 [Odyssey] (in Chinese). Translated by Wang Huansheng. Xi'an, Shaanxi: Xi'an Jiao Tong University Press. ISBN 9787560576282.
- ^ Appendix Vergiliana (2010). 《哀歌集》 [Elegiae] (in Chinese). Translated by Wang Huansheng. Huadong Normal University Press. ISBN 9787561781227.
- ^ Marcus Aurelius (2010). 《沉思录》 [Meditations] (in Chinese). Translated by Wang Huansheng. Tianjin: Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences Press. ISBN 9787806884669.