ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS8-9
ABSTRACT9-11
摘要11-15
CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION15-22
1.1 Research Background15-18
1.2 Research Questions18
1.3 Research Methods18
1.4 Research Significance18-20
1.5 Structure of the Thesis20-22
CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW22-30
2.1 The Engpsh Translation of Wuxia Novel22-25
2.2 Researches on the Engpsh Translation of Wuxia Novel25-27
2.3 Previous Studies on the Engpsh Translation of Shujian Enchou Lu27-30
CHAPTER Ⅲ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK30-43
3.1 An Introduction to Science of Communication30-37
3.1.1 Communication Models31-36
3.1.1.1 Lasswell’s 5W Model31-33
3.1.1.2 Shannon and Weer’s Mathematical Communication Model33-34
3.1.1.3 Westley and Maciean’s Conceptual Model34-36
3.1.2 Summary36-37
3.2 Influence of Science of Communication on Translation Studies37-41
3.2.1 Nida’s Opinion38-39
3.2.2 Nord’s Proposal39
3.2.3 Bell’s Explanation39-40
3.2.4 Wilss’ Proposition40
3.2.5 Lv Jun’s Perspective40-41
3.3 Summary41-43
CHAPTER Ⅳ AN EXPLORATION INTO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF CHINESE WUXIA NOVEL FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SCIENCE OF COMMUNICATION43-61
4.1 Justification for Selecting the Four Topics43-45
4.2 Wuxia Novel’s Entertainment Nature and Its Visuapzation45-51
4.2.1 Wuxia Novel’s Entertainment Nature47-49
4.2.2 Their Visuapzation49-50
4.2.3 Enpghtenment of the Discussion50-51
4.3 Embodiment of Chinese Culture and the Genre’s Vulgarization Trend51-55
4.3.1 Embodiment of Chinese Culture53-54
4.3.2 The Genre’s Vulgarization Trend54-55
4.4 The Acceptabipty of Chinese Culture to Western readers55-58
4.4.1 Western Readers’ Acceptance of Chinese Culture55-57
4.4.2 A Proposal57-58
4.5 China’s Need to Spread Culture in the West and a Possible Role the Translation of Wuxia Novel Can Play58-60
4.6 Summary60-61
CHAPTER Ⅴ CASE STUDY: THE TANSLATION OF SHUJIAN ENCHOU LU BY GRAHAM EARNSHAW61-88
5.1 Preparation for Case Study: Peter Newmark’s “Text-type” and “Noise” from Science of Communication61-63
5.2 Graham Earnshaw’s View on His Wuxia Novel Translation63-67
5.3 A Communication-based Evaluation of the Translation of Shujian Enchou Lu by Graham Earnshaw67-86
5.4 Summary86-88
CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION88-90
NOTES90-95
WORKS CITED95-98
APPENDIX A INTRODUCTION IN THE BOOK AND THE SWORD98-99
APPENDIX B AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER WEN HUI BAO99-101
Appendix C An E-mail in Reply to His Researcher of The Book and the Sword101-102
APPENDIX D TABLE 4-1 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER IV102-103