Children Run into the Future : A Study of Duality of Readers in Translation of Children’s Literature

Abstract

Duality of address which is prevalent in children’s literature is compounded in translation workflow. This paper, therefore，aims to explore the invisible readers underlying children’s work to delve into their identity, nature and role to understand their intricate power relations. By expounding the hidden readers in the translated children’s literature, the paper emphasize the dialogical relation in power shared among readers, discusses the reason that accounts for the invisibility and explore how the children involve in the conflict and dialogue.