The book regarding cultural policy points out a fundamental contradiction about the nature of democracy. The impulse that should motivate public cultural policies is primarily democratic: it is to give universal access to what are deemed unique cultural practices. However, these practices are often socially and culturally inaccessible. It seems, an effective cultural policy is crucial to offer universal access to unique cultural practices, like classical music. The current debate does not take into account the importance of tradition and the critical role of multiculturalism. The theory...

This study critically examines the Retranslation Hypothesis (RH), which prioritizes "closeness" to the source text, through textual and paratextual analysis of three English (re)translations (1925, 1991, 2014) of Sanguo yanyi (Three Kingdoms). Contextualizing each version within its sociohistorical milieu-including societal ideologies, translator backgrounds, and reader feedback-it investigates translational manipulations. The findings posit that (re)translations supplement one another, sustaining the source text's relevance across evolving cultural contexts and readerships. Consequently, the...