互文性理论视角下《红楼梦》书名涵义及其英译解读

《红楼梦》和《石头记》这两个书名在中华文化里具有源远流长的互文关系。本文从互文性的视角,对《红楼梦》的这两种书名及其英译进行了对比研究。杨宪益及其夫人戴乃迭采用了异化翻译;霍克斯采用了典型的归化翻译。两种译名各有其理据性,都注意到了翻译的互文性,更重要的是传达了深邃的中国文化。

Interpretation About the Titles and the English Versions of Hongloumeng from the Perspective of Intertextuality

Hongloumeng and Shitouji,the two titles have a long history of the intertextual relationship in the Chinese culture.The two titles and their versions will be studied from the perspective of intertextuality.When they translated the title,Yang Xianyi adopted alienation method and David Hawkes adopted naturalization method.Their translating methods noticed the intertextuality,most importantly,conveyed the profound Chinese culture.