19世纪英译《三国演义》资料辑佚与研究——以德庇时《三国志节译文》为中心

第二任香港总督德庇时,是19世纪第一位向英语世界系统介绍中国诗词、小说和戏曲的英国汉学家。作为外交家和政治家的他声名狼藉,颇富争议;作为文学翻译家和文化传播者,他却成就卓著,颇获嘉赏。德庇时对于《三国演义》的译介一直是学术界扑朔迷离的话题,本文在第一手英文资料辑佚的基础上,围绕他的译文《三国志节译文》,从文本细读、比较分析及影响研究的角度作了深入探讨。《三国志节译文》作为中英文合印《三国演义》的第一次尝试,不仅是《三国演义》英译史上的重要一环,在研究中英文化的早期接触方面也是一个难得的个案。
Abstract：John Francis Davis was the first British sinologist who introduced Chinese poems, novels and dramas into the English world systematically in the 19th century. Although he is infamous and disputable as a diplomat and politician, as a literature translator and culture transmitter, he turned out to be very successful and admirable. Based on the first-hand rare materials collected by the author, this paper focuses on the Extracts from the History of the Three States translated by John Francis Davis and deeply analyzes his translation from the perspective of the text reading, comparative analysis and influence. His translations witnessed the first attempt to print Chinese and English in alternate pages. It was not only an important milestone in translating The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but also a rare case in the research of the early culture contact between the Chinese and the British.