《诗经》英译本的译者风格比较——以亚瑟·韦利及许渊冲版本为例

A Comparative Study of Translators’Styles in English Versions of Book of Poetry——Taking Arthur Waley and Xu Yuanchong’s Version as Examples

《诗经》是中国诗歌之源头,在中国文学史上具有崇高的地位,其英译史已逾百年,但对译者风格研究甚少。从文化翻译的视角出发,比较《诗经》的两个英译本译者风格在音韵、意象、句子、编排方式存在着异同,各有特色,各有优劣,通过对比拓展《诗经》英译的研究空间与翻译方法。

Book of Poetry is known as the source of Chinese poetry,and enjoys a lofty position in the history of Chinese literature.Its English translation has more than 100 years of history.From the perspective of cultural translation,this paper makes a comparative study on two English translation versions of Book of Poetry,and explores the similarities and diff erences in rhyme,image,sentence,arrangement.By contrast,the research space and translation methods of Book of Poetry are expanded.