Correlation Research on Aesthetic Deformation of Literary Images and Reception Theory in Translation Aesthetics
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: 在翻译美学视阈下，接受度理论为文学意象审美变形的研究提供了动态分析框架。该理论源于接受美学，强调读者在意义生成中的主动性，认为翻译价值取决于目标语读者的接受效果。其核心在于“期待视野”与“审美距离”的互动：适度距离可激发解读兴趣，过度则导致理解障碍。实践中，翻译策略的选择需兼顾语言准确性与文化适配性，对文化专有项应采用“异化 + 补偿”策略，以符合读者认知模式。方法论上，可以构建“文本–读者–语境”三维框架，通过分析意象的审美维度、目标群体的文化认知及社会语境，来指导并调整翻译策略。From the perspective of translation aesthetics, reception theory provides a dynamic analytical framework for the research on aesthetic deformation of literary images. Originating from reception aesthetics, this theory highlights readers’ initiative in meaning construction and holds that the value of translation hinges on the reception effect among target-language readers. Its core lies in the interaction between “horizon of expectations” and “aesthetic distance”: a moderate distance can stimulate readers’ interpretive interest, while an excessive one will give rise to comprehension barriers. In translation practice, the selection of translation strategies should balance linguistic accuracy and cultural adaptability. For culture-specific items, the strategy of “foreignization plus compensation” ought to be adopted to conform to readers’ cognitive patterns. Methodologically, a three-dimensional framework of “text-reader-context” can be established. By analyzing the aesthetic dimensions of images, the cultural cognition of target groups and social contexts, translators are able to guide and adjust translation strategies accordingly.
Source: Modern Linguistics
Author: 昕彤 战
Institution: Civil Aviation University of China
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7204073563