Abstract
Lin Yutang is a famous Chinese writer, scholar, linguist and translator. He created many works which covered a wide range with profound significance. My Country and My People, the first English book of Lin Yutang published in 1930s, caused a great sensation in the United States and had a far-reaching influence on the West. The book, both a creation and a translation, displays a real and colorful image of the Chinese nation to the west. In order to achieve the purpose of translation, Lin Yutang employed a variety of translation methods to translate Chinese classical poetry to show the quintessence of Chinese culture, which was conducive to cultural exchanges between China and the West.
Skopos theory is a functionalist theory that sprang up in Germany in the 1970s. It breaks the shackles of traditional theory and makes researches on translation from a new and broader perspective. This paper will collect a large number of examples of poetry translation from My Country and My People and use skopos theory to analyze, induce and study their characteristics of some C-E translation examples and to explore some translation methods which are worth learning and applying.
Key words: Lin Yutang; C-E translation; poetry; My Country and My People; skopos theory
Contents
Abstract
中文摘要
1 Introduction-1
2 Literature Review-2
2.1 Studies on Lin Yutang and My Country and My People-2
2.1.1 Study on Lin Yutang-2
2.1.2 Study on My Country and My People-3
2.2 An Overview of Skopos Theory-4
3 Lin Yutang and My Country and My People-5
3.1 About Lin Yutang-5
3.2 About My Country and My People-6
3.3 Chinese Poetry in My Country and My People-7
3.4 The Translation Skopos of Lin Yutang-8
4 On Lin Yutang’s C-E Translation of Poetry in My Country and My People from the Perspective of Skopos Theory-9
4.1 Transliteration-9
4.2 Literal Translation-10
4.3 Free Translation-11
4.4 Amplification-12
4.5 Omission-13
4.6 Modification-14
5 Conclusion-16
References-18
