A Comparative Study of Two English Versions of Caisangzi-Chongyang from the Perspective of the Three Beauties Principle

摘要

The paper,with the Three Beauties Principle as its theoretical foundation,discusses and analyzes the two English translations of Caisangzi-Chongyang from two Chinese translators,Xu Yuanchong and Gu Hongming.By making a comparison between the two versions,the paper verifies the feasibility of the Three Beauties Principle in traditional Chinese poetry translation,and concludes that it is hard to keep three beauties together in one translated poem.