Translator's Subjectivity from a Gender Perspective—A case study of the Translation of Chen Zhong de Chi Bang
Cui WenJing

Xi'an International Studies University，Shaanxi Xi’an, 710119；

Abstract：Chen Zhong De Chi Bang is a novel by contemporary writer Zhang Jie, and there are two English versions translated by Gladys Yang and Howard Goldblatt respectively. At present, there are many studies on Howard Goldblatt in China, but most of the research on Gladys Yang lies in her co-translation with Yang Xianyi, little attention is paid to her independent translation activities. gender and translation studies has been integrated since the cultural shift in translation studies and the feminist movement of the 1980s, feminism translation theory emphasize that translators should exert their own subjectivity from a gender perspective and confront patriarchal culture through the manipulation of language. Based on feminist translation theory, from the aspects of gender stance, gender stereotypes and androgyny, this thesis attempts to compare the ways in which female and male translators deal with the female characters in the ST, and explores how translators can influence the translation by exerting their own subjectivity. Through comparative analysis, this thesis finds that female translators are more like to adopt feminist translation strategies in the translations, which can highlight the status of female subjectivity and made the female characters visible in her own way.

Key words: gender perspective; feminist translation; translator’s subjectivity; Chen Zhong De Chi Bang; Zhang Jie

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