生生之谓易——《易经》英译事业的描写性研究

The Translation of the Yi jing(Book of Changes)into English:A Descriptive Study

鉴于《易经》文本自身的歧义性和含混性,无法做出统一的标准英译本。本文从多元系统理论的新视角引入描述性翻译批评方法论,从《易经》的英译本这一目的语出发,对《易经》的英译事业做全面的、历时性研究,指出:一、中国文化与英美文化的消长对不同时期的《易经》英译规范与倾向有影响;二、《易经》英译本在英美文化多元系统中的地位与社会功能随着历史时期的变化而变化。

The Yi jing （Book of Changes） is one of the earliest Chinese classics introduced into the West, and has been trans- lated into English frequently in the last one hundred years. There are great differences in different versions; however, over the long term, studies on its translation mostly have centered on the James Legge and Wilhelm/Baynes versions. According to a descriptive approach based on poly-system theory, this paper provides a comprehensive account of the translations of the Yi jing into English, a history that covers a course of more than 140 years. This paper points out the translation of the Yi jlng was influenced by the shifts in the relative position of Chinese and Anglo-American culture, and the position and social role of the English version of the Yi jing vary in the Anglo-American cultural poly-system in different historical periods