A Survey of the Translation of English Science Fiction_英语论文

摘要

英语科幻小说起源于西方，传入中国后经历了曲折的发展，其汉译状况因时而异。科幻小说翻译研究在国内外学界研究中都没有取得显著的成果。因此，本研究关注英语科幻小说在当代汉语世界的译介，重点考察科幻小说题材、译者群、读者群、传播渠道等重要维度，以中国近现代史的发展为轴线勾勒中国百年科幻小说发展历程及其历史影响因素，从而使英语科幻小说的译介在翻译领域引起更广泛的关注，推动科幻小说的发展，为英语科幻小说在中国的跨文化之旅描绘出一幅系统的肖像画。

关键词:  科幻小说；译者群；读者群；传播渠道

Contents

Acknowledgements I

Abstract(English) II

Abstract(Chinese) III

Contents IV

Chapter 1  Introduction 1

1.1 Object of the Study 1

1.2 Significance of the Study 1

1.3 Structure of the Thesis 1

Chapter 2  Literature Review 3

2.1 An Overview of Previous Studies on Science Fiction 3

2.2 An Overview of Previous Studies on the Translation of English Science Fiction 3

Chapter 3  A Brief Introduction to English Science Fiction 5

3.1 Definition 5

3.2 Emergence 5

3.3 Development 5

Chapter 4  Phase of the Translation of English Science Fiction 7

4.1 The Silver Age 7

4.1.1 Late Qing Dynasty and the early Republican Period 7

4.2 The Silence Period 9

4.2.1 Anti-Japanese War Period 9

4.2.2 The Founding Period 10

4.2.3 The Cultural Revolution Period 11

4.3 The Golden Age 11

4.3.1 The 1980s and the 1990s 11

4.4 The Breakout Year 12

4.4.1 Twenty-First Century 12

4.5 The Effect of the Society on English Science Fiction Translation 13

Chapter 5  Conclusion 15

5.1Major Findings 15

5.2 Limitations. 15

Bibliography 17