生态翻译学视角下戏剧《奥赛罗》两个中译本的对比研究_英语论文

A Comparative Study on Two Chinese Versions of the Drama Othello from the Perspective of Eco-translatology

摘要

《奥赛罗》是莎士比亚四大悲剧之一，是莎士比亚大约与1603年所写的。目前所知这出戏最早于1604年11月1日在伦敦的Whitehall Palace 首演。它结构紧凑，富有戏剧性，是莎士比亚戏剧中最完美的一章。该喜剧主要讲述的是威尼斯将军爱上元老的女儿苔丝荻梦，后被奸人陷害，错手杀了她，得知真相后自刎的故事。然而由于语言障碍，大部分中国读者只能依靠其汉译本来欣赏该喜剧， 因此中文翻译就显得尤为重要。生态翻译学认为翻译生态环境是一个包含源语、原文和译语的系统，而翻译就是译者适应翻译生态环境的选择活动。译者要在翻译过程中把握好语言维、文化维和交际维的三维转换。本文以生态翻译学为理论视角，以梁实秋和孙大雨的译本为研究对象，比较《奥赛罗》的两个中译本，重点从语言维、文化维及交际维三个方面探究该戏剧翻译过程中的适应性选择与转换,以期对生态翻译学用于戏剧翻译做一点探索。

关键词：生态翻译学；奥赛罗；戏剧翻译；三维；选择与适应

Abstract

Othello, one of the four Shakespearean Tragedies, was written by Shakespeare in about 1603. It was said that the drama had premiered in November 1st ,1604 at Whitehall Palace in London. Its compact structure and dramatic plot have made it the most perfect Shakespearean Tragedy. The drama tells a story that Venice journal Othello fells in love with a nobility’s daughter Desdemonu but kills her because of other’s accusation and finally kills himself after knowing the truth. However, due to language barriers, most Chinese readers have to depend on Chinese versions to enjoy it, so the Chinese translation is of more importance. Eco-translatology defines the translational eco-environment as a system which involves the source language, the source text and the target language and states that translation is a process of the translator’s adaptation and selection to the translational eco-environment. The thesis tries to compare the two Chinese versions of Othello from the perspective of Eco-translatology, hoping to explore in great depth the application of Eco-translatology in drama translation. 

Keywords: Eco-translatology; Othello ; drama translation; three dimensions; adaptation and selection

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

2.1 Previous Study on Eco-translatology 1

2.2 Previous Study on the Chinese Versions of Othello 3

3. A Comparative Study on the Two Chinese Versions of Othello from the Perspective of Eco-translatology 4

3.1 Adaptation and Transformation from Linguistic Dimension 5

3.2 Adaptation and Transformation from Cultural Dimension 7

3.3 Adaptation and Transformation from Communicative Dimension 9

4. Conclusion 10

Works Cited 12