《红楼梦》两个英译本中谶语翻译的比较研究

论文摘要

众所周知,翻译不仅仅是语言上的转换,更重要的是文化的传递。红楼梦中谶语的文本特点和其丰富的文化内涵使它成为翻译的难点,对其翻译过程和策略进行比较研究可以帮助我们思考如何翻译才能真正实现文化交流的目的。在本论文中,我采用文本分析和比较研究的方法,从各方面分析两个英译本在谶语翻译上的差异,并探究其原因,从而探讨谶语翻译的有效方法。文章第一部分介绍谶语及其在中国文学作品中的应用,然后从《红楼梦》中谶语应用的独创性和作用两方面说明谶语在《红楼梦》中的重要性,阐明对谶语翻译进行研究的意义。第二部分通过对两个译本中不同修辞格的谶语的翻译策略进行对比和探讨,发现杨宪益在翻译谶语时往往拘泥于原文,很难让西方读者了解其内涵;而霍克斯力图帮助读者了解谶语的含意,有时甚至对原文进行了修改和增补。第三部分对两个译本中谶语翻译的有效性进行对比,从文化和语言学的角度探讨了谶语翻译的局限性及原因。第四部分通过对比两个译者的文化身份、翻译目的、原著版本选择和整体的翻译策略,探讨两个译本中谶语翻译差异的原因。结论部分总结了译者的文化身份和主观性对译本的影响,并从对比研究中归纳出了谶语翻译的四个原则,并指出如果四个原则无法兼顾时应优先确保谶语的预言性。

论文目录

• 摘要（Abstractin Chinese）
• Abstract
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter One INTRODUCTION TO PROPHECIES IN HONG LOU MENG
• 1.1 Definition of the Prophecy
• 1.2 The Application of Prophecies in Chinese Literature
• 1.2.1 The stereotyped creation
• 1.2.2 Lack of diversity in expression
• 1.3 Original Application of Prophecies in Hong lou meng
• 1.3.1 A great diversity in ways of making prophecies
• 1.3.2 A wide variety in the expression of prophecies
• 1.4 The Roles of Prophecies in the Novel
• 1.4.1 Composing the plot
• 1.4.2 Reflecting the motif
• 1.4.3 Portraying the main characters
• Chapter Two PROPHECY TRANSLATION IN TWO ENGLISH VERSIONS OF HONG LOU MENG
• 2.1 Approaches Concerning Different Rhetorical Devices
• 2.1.1 Puns
• 2.1.1.1 Homophones
• 2.1.1.2 Homonyms
• 2.1.2 Metaphors
• 2.1.2.1 Partly-corresponding relation
• 2.1.2.2 Non-corresponding relation
• 2.1.3 Allusions
• 2.2 Effectiveness of Prophecy Translation in the Two English Versions
• 2.3 Summary
• Chapter Three LIMITATIONS OF PROPHECY TRANSLATION
• 3.1 Limitation caused by cultural differences
• 3.1.1 The historical factors
• 3.1.2 The geographical and psychological factors
• 3.1.3 The customs and traditions
• 3.2 Limitation caused by Linguistic differences
• 3.2.1 On phonetic level
• 3.2.2 On morpheme level
• Chapter Four INFLUENTIAL FACTORS ON PROPHECY TRANSLATION IN THE TWO ENGLISH VERISIONS
• 4.1 Translator's Cultural Identities
• 4.1.1 Yang Xianyi's cultural identity
• 4.1.2 Gladys Yang's cultural identity
• 4.1.3 David Hawkes' cultural identity
• 4.2 Translator's Subjectivity
• 4.2.1 Translation purposes
• 4.2.1.1 Yang Xianyi & Gladys Yang's motivation
• 4.2.1.2 David Hawkes' motivation
• 4.2.2 The selection of the source text
• 4.2.3 The title translation
• 4.2.4 Text-centered and reader-centered
• Chapter Five CONCLUSION
• Works Cited
• Appendix