莫言《生死疲劳》英译的格式塔诠释

Implication of Gestalt Theory on the English Translation of Mo Yan's Life And Death Are Wearing Me Out

格式塔理论与翻译之间关系密切。文章以莫言最受西方关注,且获国际奖项最多的作品——《生死疲劳》为研究个案,在格式塔理论视域下,探讨接近性法则、相似性法则、闭合性法则、简约性法则和连续性法则对小说英译的启示。

There is close relationship between the Gestalt theory and translation. This paper takes Life And Death Are Wearing Me Out translated by Howard Goldblatt as a study case, which has got the most attention and the most international awards in the western world among all of Mo Yan＇s works. This paper explores the implication that the Gestalt theory holds for the English translation of novels, in terms of the Law of Proximity, Law of Similarity, Law of Closure, Law of Simplicity and Law of Good Continuation.