由封闭阐释走向开放阐释——读本雅明《译者的任务》

From Closed Interpretation to Open Interpretation:On Benjamin's The Task of the Translator

本文系统地分析了本雅明《译者的任务》中"原文与译文"、"可译性"、"忠实"等诸多的翻译思想。本雅明的理论否定了读者的主体地位,指出译作不可能绝对忠实于原作,译作和原作具有同等的地位,对传统翻译的忠实观和"原文至上"的翻译原则造成了巨大的冲击和影响,也对解构主义翻译理论奠定了理论基础。本雅明的理论为我们理解翻译和进行翻译实践提供了一个全新的视角。

This paper systematically analyses Walter Benjamin＇s views about ＂original text and translated text,＂ ＂translatability,＂ and ＂fidelity＂ expressed in his The Task of the Translator.His theory denies the subjectivity of reader and points out that the translated text is not the absolute equivalence to the original one.He also argues that the translated text has an equal position with the original one,which has a strong impact on the traditional translation theory that holds to the fidelity principle and the ＂priority of the original,＂ while laying a theoretical ground for the deconstructive translation theory.Benjamin＇s theory provides a new perspective for reconsidering translation theory per se and translation practice.