《哀希腊》的译介与符号化

Translation of The Isles of Greece and its Symbolization

自从1902年梁启超第一次将拜伦的《哀希腊》介绍给国民以来,该诗已有数十个译本。翻译家一而再、再而三地重译,从不同的角度对此诗做出的解读与诠释,绝非仅仅是翻译技艺的追求。此外,文学家对这首诗的挪用和模仿,文革期间翻译家近乎仪式化的翻译行为,这些都说明拜伦的《哀希腊》已经转化为民族救亡与个人精神追求的符号象征,参与了中国近现代文学甚至民族精神思想的建构。

Since Liang Qichao first translated several stanzas of The Isles of Greece into Chinese, we have witnessed dozens of Chinese versions. The repeated translations and re-interpretations of this poem are not for the sheer sake of skills or artistic pursuit. Instead, the interpretations, manipulations and near-ritual translation activity of translators and writers speak volumes that the poem has turned into a symbol of national salvation and spiritual resistance, and has played a significant role in the construction of modern Chinese literature and national mentality.