声明
Abstract
摘要
Table of Contents
ChapterⅠ Introduction
1.1 Background of the thesis
1.2 Significance of the thesis
1.3 Research questions and research methods
1.4 Layout of the thesis
ChapterⅡ Literature Review
2.1 Previous studies on Reception Aesthetics Theory
2.1.1 Previous studies on Reception Aesthetics Theory abroad
2.1.2 Previous studies on Reception Aesthetics Theory at home
2.2 Previous studies on Little Women and its Chinese versions
2.2.1 Abrief introduction to the writer of Little Women
2.2.2 The plot of Little Women
2.2.3 The Chinese versions of Little Women
2.2.4 Previous researches on Little Women
ChapterⅢ Theoretical Framework of the Research
3.1 The representatives of Reception Aesthetics Theory
3.2 Main ideas of Reception Aesthetics Theory
3.2.1 Status and role of readers
3.2.2 Horizon of expectation
3.2.3 Indeterminacy and vacancy of the meaning
3.3 The effect of ‘‘The Horizon of Expectations’’
ChapterⅣ Comparing the Two Chinese Versions of Little Women from the Perspective of Reception Aesthetics Theory
4.1 Comparative studies on lexicon
4.1.1 Colloquial style
4.1.2 The employment of new pupular words
4.1.3 The simplicity of words
4.2 Comparative studies on syntax
4.2.1 Comparative studies on the length of sentences
4.2.2 Comparative studies on the order of sentences
4.3 Comparative studies on translation strategies
4.3.1 Literal translation vs free translation
4.3.2 Amplification vs omission
4.3.3 Domesticating vs foreignizing
ChapterⅤ Conclusion
5.1 Main findings of the thesis
5.2 Limitations and suggestions of the study
Bibliography
Papers Published during MA Program
Acknowledgments