从阐释运作看《生死疲劳》英译本中译者主体性

摘要

作为维系原文作者和译文读者沟通的纽带，译者是贯穿翻译过程的重要角色。以往，翻译研究衡量翻译效果的标准大多侧重于对原文的忠实。译者的主观能动性及其对译本的影响处于被低估甚至是忽视的境地。上世纪七十年代早期源自于西方的“文化转向”使翻译界开始关注译者的文化身份及其主体性。英国著名翻译学者乔治·斯坦纳提出一种描述文学翻译过程的模式—阐释运作。该理论打破了传统翻译观对于译者主观能动性的抑制，肯定了译者主体性在翻译全程中的能动作用。
　　本文选取《生死疲劳》的英译本作为研究素材，以阐释运作为理论依据，分析葛浩文在该译本翻译过程中体现的译者主体性。全文共分为五章。第一章简述研究意义与背景、研究方法等;第二章介绍该小说作为研究素材的典型性、莫言作品的葛氏英译本的相关研究情况，并重点梳理国内外在不同阶段对译者主体性的研究成果，进一步确定研究的切入点;第三章是理论框架，明确译者的主体地位及其主体性特点、陈述阐释运作的缘起和核心概念，并探讨其适用于文学翻译的可行性;第四章，佐以例证，详细阐述阐释运作在翻译实践过程中如何进行调试与扩展，将“信任”、“侵入”、“吸纳”、“补偿”与不同翻译环节紧密结合，以期体现译者主体性在选择文本、理解原文、确定翻译策略与方法以形成译本、达到译语文化和原语文化传播双赢的翻译效果等方面所起的作用。第五章结论，除总结前文研究所得外，亦谈及译者主体性的彰显应兼顾阐释运作理论的局限性，以避免误读的风险。本文期望为推进中国优秀文学的翻译与传播提供参考。

目录

声明

Abstract

摘要

Contents

Chapter One Introduction

1．1 Research Background and Significance

1．2 Objectives and Methodology of the Study

1．3 Research Questions

1．4 Layout of the Thesis

Chapter Two Literature Review

2．1 Introduction to Shengsi pilao and Its English Version

2．2 Present Studies on Goldblatt’s Translation of Mo Yan’s Woks

2．3 Previous Studies on Translator’s Subjectivity

2．3．1 The Peripheral Position of the Translator in Traditional Translation Studies

2．3．2 The Mounting Position of the Translator in Translation Studies Since 1970s

Chapter Three Theoretical Framework

3．1 The Translator’s Subjectivity：Combination of Subjective Initiative and Objective Passiveness

3．1．1 The Subject of Translation：the Translator

3．1．2 Subjectivity of the Translator and Its Characteristics

3．2 Steiner’s Hermeneutic Motion Theory：Inheritance and Development

3．2．1 A Brief Phylogeny of Hermeneutics

3．2．2 Steiner’s Hermeneutic Motion Theory(HMT)

3．2．3 Feasibility of Studying the Translator’ Subjectivity in Light of the HMT

Chapter Four Goldblatt’s Subjectivity Manifested in Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

4．1 Translator’s Initial Trust

4．1．1 Goldblatt’s Preference for the Author and the Original Text

4．1．2 Goldblatt’s Assurance of His Own Cultural and Linguistic Competence

4．1．3 Goldblatt’s Prediction on the Expectancy of Market

4．2 Translator’s Aggression

4．2．1 Goldblatt’s Primary Aggression at the Linguistic Level

4．2．2 Goldblatt’s Personal Interpretation at the Cultural Level

4．3 Translator’s Incorporation

4．3．1 Goldblatt’s Translation Strategy in Light of Hermeneutics

4．3．2 Incorporation at the Textual Level

4．3．3 Incorporation at the Cultural Level

4．4 Translator’s Compensation

4．4．1 Balance Between ST and TT Achieved by Thick Translation

4．4．2 Balance Between ST and TT Achieved by Loss in Translation

4．4．3 Balance Between ST and TT Achieved by Adaption in Translation

Chapter Five Conclusion

Bibliography

Acknowledgements