赛珍珠英译《水浒传》的陌生化取向——试析赛译本成功的原因

Defamiliarization in All Men Are Brothers translated by Pearl S.Buck——Reasons for Its Success

赛珍珠翻译的《水浒传》是最早的英语全译本,出版后即在美国获得成功。该译本虽在国内曾一度受到诟病,但是在西方读者中仍享有很高的声誉。本文结合历史语境,从文本特色分析出发,认为译本在文学范式、叙事形式、形象构建和语言特色方面所体现的多维度的陌生化取向,是译本赢得西方读者喜爱的主要因素。

All Men Are Brothers, translated by Pearl S. Buck, is the earliest complete translation of Shui Hu Zhuan. Though ever harshly criticized by Chinese critics as ＂mistranslation＂, her version has been enjoying popularity among western readers for several decades. This paper aims to explore the factors contributing to its success by the analysis of the historical background and translation characteristics, and argues that it is the defamiliarization in the aspects of literary norm, narrative style, image construction and stylistic characteristics that attracts the attention of western readers.