On the Inclusive Relation between Translation and Communication in Classics Translation: A Case Study of Chu Ci

To clarify the relationship between translation and communication will be of great help to Chinese classics’ “going global” and the establishment of communication studies of translation. Chu Ci (楚辞) is one of the significant Chinese classics. Therefore, to carry out a case study of it will be very meaningful. Through the case study of Chu Ci, this article aims to solve the following two questions: 1) What communication forms can be seen in classics translation? 2) What is the implication for studies on the relationship between translation and communication in classics translation with respect to the establishment of communication studies of translation? This article finds there is an inclusion relation between translation and communication, and the study objects of communication studies of translation should contain all modes of communication including translation and other modes of translation-related communication.