操控理论视角下《论语》两英译本的对比研究

论文摘要

20世纪80年代以来,在翻译研究的文化转向中,文化学派逐渐兴起。作为文化学派领军人物,安德烈·勒弗维尔提出了从全新的文化角度进行翻译研究的观点。根据勒弗维尔的操控理论,翻译是对原文的“改写”,而“改写”即是对文本的操控。翻译过程会受到许多社会文化因素的影响,其中最主要是意识形态和诗学两方面因素。《论语》是最重要中国经典之一,包含了独特的中国传统文化特征。在《论语》的翻译过程中,由于受到意识形态和诗学等文化因素的影响,译者会不自觉得对原文进行“改写”,使之与一定的文化相适应,因而产生了多种多样的译本,且不同的译本对中国传统文化因素的保留与再现的方式各不相同。本文选取《论语》的两个英译本,一个是英国传教士詹姆士·理雅各的英译本(1861),另一个是中国当代翻译家许渊冲的英译本(2005),从操控理论的角度对两译本中《论语》的核心概念和句法结构的处理方法进行对比。本文通过分析意识形态和诗学等文化因素对《论语》的翻译过程中的重要影响,引起更多译者对翻译中文化因素的重视,有利于中国经典翻译中中国独特文化的保留与再现,对弘扬中国传统文化及加强中西文化交流有促进作用。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Objective
• 1.2 Significance of the Study
• 1.3 Methodology and Paper Organization
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Confucianism
• 2.1.1 About Confucius
• 2.1.2 About Confucianism
• 2.2 About Lun Yu
• 2.2.1 The Significance of Lun Yu
• 2.2.2 Translation of Lun Yu
• 2.3 Overview of Studies on Translation of Lun Yu
• Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
• 3.1 The Origin of Manipulation Theory
• 3.2 Content of Manipulation Theory
• 3.2.1 Ideology
• 3.2.2 Poetics
• Chapter Four Ideological Influence On Two Versions
• 4.1 Ideological Factors Influencing James Legge
• 4.1.1 Dominant Ideology in the Victorian Era
• 4.1.2 Brief Introduction to Life of James Legge
• 4.2 Ideological Factors Influencing Xu Yuangchong
• 4.2.1 Dominant Ideology of Modern China
• 4.2.2 Brief Introduction to Life of Xu Yuanchong
• 4.3 Comparison of Two Versions from the Perspective of Ideology
• 4.3.1 Comparison of Ideological Influence on the Translation of Principal Concepts
• 4.3.2 Comparison of Ideological Influence on Other Concepts
• Chapter Five The Poetological Influence On Two Versions
• 5.1 Poetological Factors Influencing Two Translators
• 5.1.1 Poetological Factors Influencing James Legge
• 5.1.2 Peotological Factors Influencing Xu Yuanchong
• 5.2 Comparison of Two Versions From The Perspectives of Poetics
• 5.2.1 Poetological Influence on Parallel Structures
• 5.2.1.1 Poetological Influence on the Translation of Couplets
• 5.2.1.2 Poetological Influence on the Translation of Parataxis
• 5.2.2 Poetological Influence on Other Sentences
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• 6.1 Major Findings
• 6.2 Limitation of the Study
• 6.3 Suggestions for Further Study
• Bibliography
• Publications during the Postgraduate Program
• Acknowledgements