Il teatro italiano sulla via del Catai. Studio delle traduzioni cinesi dell'Enrico IV di Luigi Pirandello

This paper focuses on the translation problems from Italian into Chinese specific to dramatic literature through the case-study of the three Chinese versions of Enrico IV by L. Pirandello. In the first part I'll focus on problems which are peculiar to the translation of plays in general, while in the second part I’ll deal with questions more specific to this particular text, that is the construction of the humour level throughout the play. This textual analysis aims at tracing the different translation projects that underpin these three translations, and the reasons (social environment, personal background, intended reader, etc.) behind these projects.