“十大才子书”早期英译的西传模式  

Early Western Translations of the Ten Masterpieces by Talented Authors:A Reexamination

作　　者：曾文雄[1] 曹诚鹰[1] 

机构地区：[1]广东商学院

出　　处：《中国翻译》2012年第6期30-36,127,共7页Chinese Translators Journal

基　　金：广东省哲学社会科学规划项目"中西译学的哲学思想比较研究"(08K-07)的成果之一

摘　　要：元明清小说"十大才子书"作为中国文学经典,融合小说、戏曲乃至弹词、歌本等体裁,其译本作为"中学西传"的重要组成部分,曾打动歌德及当时欧洲文化界。基于"十大才子书"早期英译的研究综述,探索其英译本的载体形式、翻译策略及其西传的动机与影响,描述中国古典小说的文学资本和文化资本的西传模式,启发当代中国经典及文化著作的外译与推广途径。The Ten Masterpieces by Talented Authors of the Yuan, the Ming and the Qing dynasty span the generic spectrum from novels, dramas to song lyrics and even fiddle ballads (tan ci), and have been granted a prominent status in the history of Chinese literature. Their early translation into European languages marked the inception of'the introduction of Chinese learning to the West'and played a key role in shaping European men of letters’perception of Chinese culture. Based on a survey of the early English versions of the Ten Masterpieces by Talented Authors, this paper looks into the motivations underlying European translations of these works, the formats in which their translations were first published, the strategies adopted by the translators, as well as the influences they had exerted on Europe’s literary circles. The findings of this study are expected to shed fresh light on China’s current efforts to promote its culture abroad by translating Chinese classics into Western languages.

关 键 词：“十大才子书”英译本 文化资本 翻译策略 译本载体 动机与影响 

分 类 号：H315.9[语言文字—英语]