副文本对翻译活动的诠释
2021-03-03刘昭孙策
刘昭 孙策

内容摘要:儒家经典《論语》是中华文化典籍的杰出代表,其外译是传播中华文化的重要途径之一。本文旨在以艾蕾娜·苏亚雷斯的《论语》西班牙语译本为个案研究对象,挖掘译本中使用的副文本内容,探究其在翻译过程中起到的作用以及背后蕴含的译者的翻译理念,探索副文本研究在翻译研究中的学术价值。通过本文分析,苏亚雷斯译本中副文本形式多样、信息丰富,包含了序言、致读者言、书尾注释、参考文献等。这些副文本为读者呈现了一个丰富 的源语背景,方便读者对译本进行自由的阐释和解析。本研究同时指出,对副文本的细读梳理可以使我们洞悉译者在翻译过程中的决策过程,有助于我们整体把握翻译思想和活动规律,为我国典籍外译提供助力,推动中华文化在海外的传播。
关键词:副文本;《论语》;翻译活动;译者
基金项目:中央高校基本科研业务费项目华东师范大学引进人才启动费项目(Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities)(项目编号No. 43800-20101-222087)。
作者简介:刘昭,博士,华东师范大学外语学院讲师,研究方向为翻译学和语言学。孙策,巴塞罗那自治大学文哲系博士在读,研究方向为翻译学。
Title: Reconstruction of Translation Activity through Paratexts: A Study Based on the Spanish Translation of The Analects
Abstract: The Analects is known as the quintessence of Chinese culture and one of the best spokesmen of Confucianism. Its translation to other languages has always been studied throughout the literature. This paper aims at analyzing the function of paratexts in helping to reconstruct the translational activities. For this purpose, Helélè-Suárez’s Spanish translation of The Analects has been chosen. Detailed analysis is carried out in this paper to probe into the various types of paratexts such as the introduction, reference, endnotes, etc. to reveal the translational strategies and purpose hidden behind the language. These paratexts also present a rich and vivid cultural and linguistic background for the interpretation of the text by foreign readers. This paper points out that paratexts are crucial to help us grasp the laws of translation activity, and to promote the translation of Chilese classics and Chinese culture worldwide.
Key words: paratexts; The Analects; translational activity; translators
Authors: Liu Zhao received her Ph. D. degree from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and now is lecturer at East China Normal University (Shanghai 200241, China). Her research interests include translation studies and comparative linguistics. E-mail: liuz_liuzhao@163.com. Sun Ce is Ph. D. candidate at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. His research interests are mainly translation studies.
一、引言
“副文本”(paratext)的概念最早由法国学者热拉尔·热奈特(Gerard Genette 1930-)提出。para-这一前缀源于希腊语,是一个多义介词,原意为“在旁边、离得近”,后逐渐发展出了“超越、脱离”等涵义。“副文本”并非一个同质的集合,而是融合了各类异质的信息(Kovala 123),并且这些信息不拘泥于一种格式或圄于一个时间区间(Genette 20)。……
