The Manipulation Of Ideology In Literary Translation

Based on Andre Lefevere's theory on ideology, patronage and translation, this thesis chooses the translation of the Beat literature in China as the subject of its research and explores the ideological impact on it.By making use of historical descriptive approaches, the thesis describes in great detail the translation and criticism of the Beat literature in China in three different periods since the 1960s. The author describes the historical background of each period, and introduces the translation and criticism of the Beat literature in these different periods. This paper also conducts a case study and explores ideological manipulation in the translation of The Catcher in the Rye. Its two Chinese versions are translated by Shi Xianrong and Sun Zhongxu respectively. The author describes the publication of each version in China, and concludes each translator's translation strategy. Through comparing the two versions, the author points out some misinterpretations in Shi's version. Based on Lefevere's theory on ideology, the author gives some reasons for them.Through analyzing the social ideologies of the above three historical periods and their relationships with the Beat literature translation, the thesis finds that there is a direct impact of ideology on the choices of translation, that is, the selection of themes for translation must meet the requirements of the dominant ideology and serve it.In conclusion, the thesis points out, however, that there should be no exaggeration of the power of ideology, poetics and patronage in manipulating literary translation, and the researchers should not neglect the subjective initiatives of the translators.