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Translators of Chinese red novels employ a nuanced fusion of domestication and foreignization strategies to balance target reader acceptance with political messaging, rather than relying primarily on foreignization. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To examine translation strategies in Chinese red novels and explain translators' choices through the lens of Lefevere's rewriting theory.

September 2, 2026

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To examine translation strategies in Chinese red novels and explain translators' choices through the lens of Lefevere's rewriting theory.
Conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses of translation approaches across four representative red novels.
Evaluated textual adjustments within the theoretical framework of poetics and ideological rewriting.
Translations implement a hybrid strategy combining domestication and foreignization rather than relying exclusively on foreignization.
Domestication adapts text to target language poetics to improve reader reception, whereas foreignization retains specific Chinese cultural imagery and political discourse.

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Textual analysis reveals blended domestication and foreignization strategies in translated red novels, highlighting the tension between political messaging and reader acceptance.

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Xu Yang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2b1c562ede874ec6f39 https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.25001.xu

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Textual analysis reveals blended domestication and foreignization strategies in translated red novels, highlighting the tension between political messaging and reader acceptance.

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