“疗救灵魂的贫乏，修补人性的缺陷”——茅盾文学翻译思想的文化解读

翻译研究中的文化转向为翻译研究打开了新视野,提供了新的理论阐释,也为探讨茅盾的文学翻译思想提供了理论依据。茅盾在1916年至1949年的33年间,翻译了外国诗歌、散文、小说、戏剧等文学作品近二百万字,其中大多是弱小民族、苏俄以及东欧国家的文学作品。在翻译实践过程中,茅盾对翻译问题的认识极为深刻,开创了国内翻译界对译者主体性研究的先河。同时,茅盾致力于世界进步文学的翻译和介绍,实现他那“疗救灵魂的贫乏,修补人性的缺陷”的政治目的,具有十足的功利性。

A Cultural Interpretation of Mao Dun's Literary Translation Practice and Theory

The Cultural turn in translation studies provides a new perspective and theoretical foundation for translation studies.Therefore,it helps to interpret Mao Dun's literary translation from the cultural perspective.Mao Dun translated a geat number of foreign poems,essays,novels and dramas,most of which were of Soviet Union and other weak nations.In his translation practice,Mao Dun intended to translate those progressive works to reallize his political purpose of rescuing human's soul and reform the people's li...