从Naiad客串潇湘妃子说起——以后殖民主义视角解读霍译《红楼梦》

On the Transplantation from Naiad To Xiaoxiang Imperial Concubine——an exposure of postcolonialist nostalgia in Hawks's translation of The Story of The Stone

David Hawks教授翻译的《红楼梦》堪称翻译界的经典,其文学性、艺术性很难令人企及,但是如果从后殖民主义的角度去解读The Story of the Stone,则可以察觉,其中有许多挥之不去的后殖民主义的情愫。文章从“潇湘妃子”的英译揭示霍译《红楼梦》中的后殖民主义的情结。

Hawks＇translation of The Story of The Stone is regarded as classical translation with its unparalleled literacy and artistic quality. However, countless postcolonialist nostalgia can be revealed by intensive illustration on this translation version. This paper is intended to expose this postcolonialist nostalgia through the transplantation from Naiad to Xiaoxiang Imperial Concubine.