许渊冲莎剧翻译的动态译者行为批评研究——基于《安东尼与克柳葩》翻译手稿的考察

A Dynamic Study on Xu Yuanchong’s Chinese Translation of Shakespeare’s Plays from the Perspective of Translator Behavior Criticism:An Investigation of the Translation Manuscript of Antony and Cleopatra

“求真—务实”译者行为连续统评价模式关注译者的翻译决策,但现有研究往往聚焦来源文本和目标文本的静态对比,甚少考察翻译过程中译者的动态选择。本文首先论述了基于翻译手稿开展译者行为批评的意义,接着以许渊冲《安东尼与克柳葩》翻译手稿为例,通过修订处动态呈现其在莎剧翻译过程中决策倾向,并借助许渊冲相关论述寻求解释。研究发现,许渊冲翻译手稿修订处展现其在“求真—务实”连续统中偏向务实一端,即遵循“务实为上、务实兼顾求真”的翻译原则,更多地关注译文可接受性,这一翻译原则的选定受社会背景、译者因素和读者因素的共同影响。

The“Truth-Seeking—Utility-Attaining”continuum mode of evaluation in translator behavior criticism focuses on the translator’s decision.However,current studies often concentrate on static comparison between the source text and the target text,while the dynamic decisions made by the translator in the translation process are largely ignored.This paper first addresses the significance of using translation manuscripts to promote translator behavior criticism research.Then with Xu Yuanchong’s translation manuscript of Antony and Cleopatra as a case study,this paper dynamically explores his decision-making process of translation through his revisions and seeks related explanations via Xu’s comments.It is found out that Xu Yuanchong’s revisions on the translation manuscript tend to be utility-attaining in the“Truth-Seeking—Utility-Attaining”continuum,adhering to the translation principle of utility-attaining as the priority while seeking truth,thus paying more attention to the acceptability of the translation.The selection of this translation principle is jointly influenced by the social background,the translator,and the translator’s perception of potential readers.