A study of the children’s literature translation from the rewriting theory--With Laura M. White’s Sara Crewe
改写理论视角下的儿童文学汉译研究——以《小公主》亮乐月译本为例

摘要

清末民初时期，美国女传教士亮乐月汉译了大量西方作品，致力于传播有关女性成长和儿童教育等方面的西式思想和文化，儿童作为未来国民的重要性得以体现。本文以勒菲弗尔的改写理论为视角，探究《小公主》译本中体现出的意识形态、诗学和赞助人这三方面对于译者的操控。从而希望更多译者能够从亮乐月顺应当时中国社会发展的改写活动中获得启发，向海外传播中国文化和中国智慧。

Abstract

During the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican periods, the American missionary Laura M. White translated a considerable number of Western works, committing herself to the dissemination of Western ideas and cultural concepts concerning female development and children’s education. Through this process, she underscored the significance of children as the future citizens of the nation. This paper drawing on Lefevere’s theory of rewriting, examines how three key factors—ideology, poetics and patronage—influenced the translator’s approach in her translation of Sara Crewe. It is hoped that more translators will draw inspiration from White’s rewriting activities, which were adapted to the social developments of her time, and thereby contribute to the dissemination of Chinese culture and wisdom abroad.