A Comparative Study of Two Chinese Versions of Animal Farm from the Perspective 目的论视角下《动物农场》 两个中译本的比较研究 Abstract: skopostheorie was introduced into china in 1970s at first, and it aroused great attention and discussion among scholars. Skopostheorie mainly contains three important rules: skopos rule, fidelity rule and coherence rule. In addition, skopostheorie provides a new vision for scholars to translate literature. Animal Farm is a classical novel written by George Orwell, which talks about revolutions among animals and reveals the truth of power-----power is supreme. The writer chooses two Chinese versions of animal farm, interpreted by Fu Weici and Rong Rude respectively. By comparing the two versions of Animal Farm, the writer manages to verify the applicability of skopostheorie on literary translations. According to the three important rules, the writer analyzes the two versions from different aspects, including cultural background and semantic meaning in terms of fidelity rule, translators’ aim and reader’s expectations in terms of skopos rule. In a word, the thesis aims to reveal the influence of skopostheorie for scholars on literary works. Key words: skopostheorie; Animal farm; skopos rule;fidelity rule;coherence rule Contents Abstract i 摘要 ii Introduction 1 Chapter One Literature Review 2 1.1 Studies of Skopostheorie on literary translations 2 1.2 Studies of the Chinese Versions of Animal Farm 4 Chapter Two Theoretical Framework of Skopostheorie 7 2.1 Brief Introduction to Skopostheorie 7 2.2 Three Basic Rules of Skopostheorie 8 2.2.1 Fidelity Rule 8 2.2.2 Coherence Rule 9 2.3.3 Skopos Rule 9 Chapter Three Animal Farm and Its Two Chinese Versions 9 3.1 George Orwell and Animal Farm 10 3.2 Fu Weici and His Chinese Version 10 3.3 Rong Rude and His Chinese Version 11 Chapter Four The Analysis of The Two Chinese Versions of Animal Farm According to the Three Rules 11 4.1 Analysis according to Fidelity Rule 11 4.1.1 In terms of cultural background 12 4.1.2In Terms of Semantic Aspect 13 4.2 Analysis according to coherence rule 14 4.3 Analysis according to Skopos Rule 15 4.3.1 The translator’s aim 16 4.3.2 The reader’s expectation 16 Conclusion 16 Bibliography 18 Acknowledgements 20 |
A Comparative Study of Two Chinese Versions of Animal Farm from the Perspective
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