女权主义对翻译的影响探析—以杨苡版《呼啸山庄》为例

An Analysis on the Influence of Feminism on Translation

----Based on Yang Yi’s Version of Wuthering Heights

By Guo Ziwei

In partial fulfillment of the requirement

For the B. A. degree

Department of English

School of Languages and Cultures

Nanjing University of Information Science amp; Technology

May, 2016

Acknowledgements

When I finish this paper, I feel very relieved and satisfied. First of all, I’d like to express my genuine gratitude to all those who have helped in the process of my paper writing. First and foremost, I'd like to take this opportunity to show my gratitude to my advisor Ms. Jiang Ping for her constant support and guidance, constructive suggestions, and for encouraging me not to fear conducting provoking and arduous research. Then, I’d like to show my gratitude to my classmates for they always offered me references and information whenever I need it. Last but not the least, those leaders, teachers and working staff in the School of Languages and Cultures are also worthy of my sincere thanks because if they did not offer generous help to me , I will have more difficulty in finishing this study and paper.

Contents

1. Introduction 2

1.1 Research background 2

1.2 The significance and necessity of the study 3

2. The Analysis of Yang Yi’s Version of Wuthering Heights from the Perspective of Feminism 3

2.1 The translation of the name: Wuthering Heights 4

2.2 The translation of physical description 5

2.2.1 The physical description of female characters 5

2.2.2 The physical description of male characters 6

2.3 The translation of language description 7

2.3.1 The language description of female characters 7

2.3.2 The language description of male characters 8

2.4 The translation of scenery description 9

2.5 The translation of psychological description 10

2.6 The translation of social culture 11

3. The criticism and correction of feminist translation 12

4. Conclusion 13

References 14

An Analysis on the Influence of Feminism on Translation

----Based on Yang Yi’s Version of Wuthering Heights

Guo Ziwei

Department of English

School of Language and Culture

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Abstract: Wuthering Heights is a great novel with obvious feminism features written by British female writer Emily Jane Bronte. Feminism translation advocates the way of translating through the recreation and it gives full play to the translator’s subjectivity. Taking Yang Yi’s Version of Wuthering Heights as an example, the thesis aims to help the readers further understand the translator’s subjectivity and the influence of feminism on translation via the analysis on the novel’s name, the description of physical appearance, language, psychological activities, social culture etc. Only in this way, can the readers perceive the profound meaning between the lines. However, feminism translation theory has its own imperfections, so we should observe and study it dialectically.

Key words: Wuthering Heights；feminism translation theory；criticism and correction

摘要：《呼啸山庄》是英国女作家艾米莉•勃朗特具有女权主义特色的伟大作品。女权主义翻译推崇“创造性叛逆”的手段，充分发挥了译者的主体性。本文以杨苡版《呼啸山庄》为例，通过对其书名、形象描写、语言描写、心理活动描写、社交文化等方面的分析，帮助读者进一步了解翻译主体性以及女权主义对翻译的影响，从而更深层次地体会作者想要传达的思想。当然，女权主义翻译理论本身还存在一些缺陷，因此，我们要用辩证的眼光看待它和研究它。

关键词：《呼啸山庄》；女权主义翻译理论；批判与修正

1. Introduction

1.1 Research background

In the 1960s, the second wave of the feminism movements emerged in the western world and made a great difference on all aspects of the superstructure. Waged by intellectual women, the war in ideologies, which ranged from politics, culture, literature, etc. promoted the development of feminism in the field of academy. Gender in translation：Cultural identity and the politics of transmission (Sherry, 1996), which is written by the famous Canadian translation theorist Sherry Simon, firstly have a comprehensive study on gender issues in translation theory and practice. He shows how women translators have long acted as literary activists, creating new lines of transmission and contributing to cultural debates. (Sherry, 1996：1) Actually, feminism provided a tremendous opportunity to reposition and transform the subjectivity of the translator, especially female translator’s subjectivity. With the joint efforts of a group of female translators and feminist critics, the formation of feminist translation theory and translation studies provide a new perspective in the field of translation. And the novel Wuthering Heights, which is first published in 1847, is a great literary work with obvious feminism features written by British female writer Emily Jane Bronte. As the second eldest of the three surviving Bronte sisters, she was said to be as talented as her sisters --- Charlotte Bronte and Anne Bronte. In fact, Emily Jane Bronte (30 July 1818 — 19 December 1848) was not only an English novelist but also a poet. However, she did not leave much spiritual treasure for the world for she died at a very young age and she was famous for her only novel , a classic of English literature, Wuthering Heights. At the beginning, her book was published under the androgynous pen name Ellis Bell instead of her real name. To be short, Wuthering Heights revolved around the tragic love story of Catherine and Heathcliff, especially portraying a female figure of independent consciousness --- for love and marriage, who is a representative with rebellious spirit in that society under the dominance of the paternity. However , when Wuthering Heights firstly published out, it did not make a hit in no time. Actually, it was after many yeas that it began to be regarded as a great work - the most unique novel. And as a result, Emily Jane Bronte was thought as a genius female writer in Britain in the 19^th century for it.

1.2 The significance and necessity of the study

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