A Study of Eileen Chang's Old People and Her Translation from The Perspective of Feminist Translation Theory

Jiaxin Lv

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v4i1.1318

Authors

Jiaxin Lv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v4i1.1318

Keywords:

Feminist translation theory, Eileen Chang, The Old Man and the Sea, Interventionist strategies.

Abstract

The feminist translation theory is used in this thesis to analyze Eileen Chang's translation of The Old Man and the Sea. In contrast to earlier studies, this one emphasizes Eileen Chang's translation of The Old Man and the Sea and highlights the significance of both her feminist manipulation and her ethnic background. The thesis will next examine how the specific intervention strategy was applied to Eileen Chang's translation of The Old Man and the Sea in order to determine how she differs from traditional western feminist translation theory. This study is meant to provide one more angle to view Eileen Chang’s translation and other works, which is not only confined to The Old Man and the Sea. No matter in her work nor translation, the feminist conscious is supposed to be noticed. However, for the feminist translation theory, it cannot be regarded as a perfect one, the drawbacks and limitations need to be emphasized too.

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