| 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.
Biography
Wang was born in 1939. He entered Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1959, majoring in Russian language.
In 1960, Wang studied in Moscow State University, majoring in ancient Greek and Roman literature, where he graduated in 1965.
Works
- 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
- Aesop's Fables (伊索寓言)
- Iliad (荷马史诗：伊利亚特)
- Odyssey (荷马史诗：奥德赛)
- Elegiae (哀歌集)
- Meditations (沉思录)
Awards
- Iliad and Odyssey – 4th National Book Award (1999)
- Odyssey – 2nd Lu Xun Literature Prize for Translation (2001)
References
- 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.
- ^ 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.