跨文化视域下《诗经》植物意象翻译的对比研究——以《蒹葭》为例

A Comparative Study on the Translation of Plant Imagery in the Book of Songs from a Cross-Cultural Perspective—A Case Study of Jianjia

摘要: 本文聚焦于跨文化视域下的《诗经》植物意象翻译，明确《诗经》植物意象分类与文化内涵的基础上，重点探讨异化、归化及融合三种翻译策略的适用场景、实践效果与优劣得失，以《蒹葭》为具体案例，通过系统对比许渊冲、杨宪益和戴乃迭、汪榕培、詹姆士·理雅各(James Legge)、亚瑟·韦利(Arthur Waley)、高本汉(B.J. Karlgren)七位译者对《蒹葭》中“蒹葭”这一植物意象的六种英译版本，深入剖析跨文化翻译中植物意象传递的方式、差异及其背后的文化根源、语言特性与译者个体因素，揭示跨文化视域下《诗经》植物意象翻译的复杂性与规律性，探讨合适的翻译策略，以促进《诗经》文化内涵在世界范围内的有效传播。

Abstract: From a cross-cultural perspective, this paper focuses on the translation of plant imagery in The Book of Songs. On the basis of clarifying the classification and cultural connotations of plant imagery in the work, it mainly discusses the applicable scenarios, practical effects, advantages and disadvantages of three translation strategies: foreignization, domestication and their integration. Taking Jianjia (Reeds) as a specific case, through a systematic comparison of six English versions of the plant imagery “Jianjia” translated by seven translators—Xu Yuanchong, Yang Xianyi & Dai Naidie, Wang Rongpei, James Legge, Arthur Waley and Bernhard Karlgren—it deeply analyzes the modes and differences in conveying plant imagery in cross-cultural translation, as well as the underlying cultural roots, linguistic features and individual translator factors. Furthermore, it reveals the complexity and regularity of translating plant imagery in The Book of Songs from a cross-cultural perspective, and explores appropriate translation strategies to facilitate the effective global dissemination of the cultural connotations of The Book of Songs.