改写理论视角下葛浩文英译玉米研究外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

Ab Ab stract Yumi．by Bi Feiyu has achieved a great Success in mainland China upon publication，harvesting many prizes including the third Lu Xun literary prize in 2005． Its English version Three Sisters translated by Howard Goldblatt was also well-received by western readers and got Man Asian literary prize in 20 1 1．Therefore， Howard Goldblatt’S translation of Three Sisters can be referred to as an example of the successful introduction of Chinese contemporary literature to western countries． As one of the represcntative theories of the cultural school in translation studies， Lefevere’S rewriting theory believes that the translating process is the process of rewriting by the translator,who is constrained and manipulated by ideology,poetics， and patronage．Rewriting theory broadens the field of translation studies，because the focus of translation studies is shifted from mere comparison of language details to an examination of the factors that influence translators’translation works．In comparison with other theories，rewriting theory has strong power in explaining the reasons behind the translating process． Based on the comparison of Yumi and its English translation Three Sisters，this thesis is attempting to analyze Howard Goldblatt’S translating process of Three Sisters under the theoretical structure of the three constraints，namely,ideology,poetics and patronage．It aims to find out how and in which aspects the translator rewrote the original text；besides，it will examine how these three constraints of rewriting theory influence the translator in his selection of the texts and his choice of the translating strategies and methods．The study also hopes to draw rewarding lessons for other translators in their translation work of Chinese contemporary literature． After comparison and analysis，the study reaches the following conclusions． Howard’S translating process of Three Sisters is constrained by ideology,poetics，and patronage in text selection and the choice of translati