霍譯本《紅樓夢》的語域變幅、社群分野與英語文學成規

Abstract

本文探討《紅樓夢》霍克思(David Hawkes) 譯本中的特殊語言現象，並嘗試了解這些現象與英國文學成規之間的關係。文章首先描述譯本內部的語言變異現象，然後嘗試了解英國文學的寫作成規(外緣)以及這些成規對霍克思的影響。霍克思運用英語特點構建出逼真的藝術世界，但是，霍氏「無中生有的譯法」未獲某些中國學者的諒解，因為後者稟持的是另一種文學成規。

This paper discusses the prominent features of David Hawkes`s translation of Chinese novel Hongloumeng (《紅樓夢》, also known as The Story of the Stone) and their relationship with literary norms. The discussion starts with a detailed intrinsic study of the language variations in Hawkes`s translation, then it moves on to a brief description of English writing conventions, which have an impact on Hawkes as a literary translator. Hawkes`s skillful manipulation of the English language has created a vivid, realistic world of art, but his translation approach is not accepted by some Chinese scholars who confine themselves to another set of literary conventions.