罗智美. A comparative study of thai translations of "Shui Hu Zhuan". Master's Degree(ChineseThai Translation and Interpretation). . : Mae Fah Luang University , 2013.
A comparative study of thai translations of "Shui Hu Zhuan"
《水浒传》泰文译本对比研究
Comparative Study of Thai translation of Shui Hu Zhuan
Abstract:
Nowadays, the studies of Chinese language and Chinese literature are gradually becoming popular among people. In the literary circle, there are a lot of Chinese literary works which are translated into Thai. As for the research on the book of songs, even though the amount
of the research. Moreover, there are still some readers who are interested in Chinese book of songs. In the literary circles of Thailand, although the amount of the Chinese poetry research works, as a part of Chinese literature studies, is certain; however, this amount is relatively small.
The author of this thesis is a student of Chinese language, and also enrolling in Chinese translation and interpretation program. The author, therefore, desires to conduct a research on the translation of Chinese poetry in order to provide more references and understanding to those who
have interests in Chinese language, literature, and poetry. The research object of this thesis is the Book of Songs--- the first anthology of Chinese poetry. The reason why the author chose The Book of Songs as the research object is because it plays an important role in the history of Chinese poetry. Also it has a significant impact on the people of the later generations who either conduct a research on Chinese poetry, study cultural traditions of the ancient China, or who appreciate the beauty of ancient Chinese poetry. The research of Thai translated versions of The Book of Songs will fill thegap of Chinese-Thai languages comparative studies. Mr. Makut Onrudee, a guest lecturer at Mae Fah Luang University once said: "If you wish to reach a degree of an excellent translation work, you need to conduct lots of research on ancient poetries since their rhetoric is exceptionally beautiful. It can improve translators proficiency". The author of this research wishes that this thesis will be helpful for people who are interested in Chinese language, and also Chinese language students, especially those who study Chinese poetry. Providing references for readers, this thesis analyzes Chinese ancient poetry from a different perspective. The thesis is based on the Xu Yuanchongs "Three-beauty theory ". It consists of five chapters with the main contents as follows: Chapter One: Introduction. It elucidates the statement background and significance of this thesis, including research purposes, scope, methods of study, theoretical foundation, expected results and limit of study. The foundation of this thesis is based on three elements, which are "Beauty in sound", "Beauty in form" and "Beauty in meaning" according to "Xu Yuanchongs" Three-beauty theory". Chapter Two: Brief Analysis ofThe Book of Songs. This chapter investigates the origin of the Book of Songs and its contents including biographies of poets, style classification, expression methods. It also points out the artistic characteristics of The Book of Songs. Chapter Three: introduce the circumstance of Thai translation of The Book of Songs. This chapter mainly provides an introduction of Thai translated versions of The Book of Songs, translators background and their translation purposes, as well as the translation circumstance on the Internet. Chapter Four: comparative analysis of the Chinese to Thai translation of The Book of Songs. On the basis of the Huang Rongguangs translated version, this chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the translation of the books title, plant and animal names existing in the original text. It also illustrates the translations trategies and skills which the translators chose. This chapter also analyses whether or not the translated version conforms to the theory, which based upon XuYuanchongs "Three-beauty theory". Chapter Five: conclusion. This chapter provides an overall summary of the thesis.