Abstract:

With regard to the translation of classical Chinese poetry, translators with different purposes and cultural background, in different times and regions, have formed different ideas about translation and have proposed different translation paths and methods. Wai-lim Yip, a well-known scholar of Chinese origin, proposed and constructed his comparative poetics with the “model” as the core concept. When translating classical Chinese poetry, he implemented his poetic theory, established his thoughts about the translation of classical Chinese poetry. Wai-lim Yip’s translation thoughts reveal his cultural awareness and translation appeals, highlight attributes and features of classical Chinese poetry as well as Chinese poetics, and provide a distinctive research perspective and translation paths in translating classical Chinese poetry. Based on a close study of two of his representative translated works, from three perspectives, namely views on source text understanding and interpretation, concepts and paths for the target text production, and effects of target readers’ acceptance, the thesis analyzes and elaborates Wai-lim Yip’s thoughts about translation, his comparative poetics manifested in his translated poetry, as well as the accommodation and integration of his poetic thoughts and translation thoughts. This study has a positive meaning to the practice and the theoretical study of the translation of classical Chinese poetry and the study of the construction and acceptance of Chinese literature abroad.

Keywords: Wai-lim Yip; English translations of classical Chinese poetry; thoughts about translation; comparative poetics; model

摘要：

对于中国古典诗歌的翻译，来自不同时代和地域、秉持不同文化理念的中外译者有着不同的翻译思想和路径。华裔学者叶维廉提出和建构了以“模子”为核心概念的比较诗学理论，并将之践行和贯彻于中国古典诗歌英译中，形成了独具特色的中国古典诗歌英译观，彰显了华裔学者的文化自觉和翻译诉求，突出了中国文学和诗学的属性和特质，为中国古典诗歌英译提供了富有个性的研究角度和实践路径。本文以叶维廉的两部古典诗歌英译作品为研究基础，从解读方式、表达理念和接受效果3个方面思考和评述叶维廉的中国古典诗歌英译观，分析其比较诗学观在翻译中的体现，阐述其诗学观与翻译观的汇通途径。本研究希望能对中国古典诗歌英译的实践和理论研究，对中国文学形象在海外的建构和接受研究作出积极的贡献。

关键词: 叶维廉, 中国古典诗歌英译, 英译观, 比较诗学, 模子