루쉰과 량스추의 번역논쟁에 관한 小考

Abstract

Lu Xun (1881-1936) and Liang Shi-Qiu (1903-1987) are famous for their discussion on translations from the late 1920s to 1936. The two first had a heated discussion on Lu Xun's ‘rigid translation’, and the focus of the discussion has shifted to revealing the presence or absence of class of literature. Lu Xun used a very stubborn translation method of rigid translation to achieve the purpose called enlightenment, and Liang Shi-Qiu regards this Lu Xun's rigid translation as an excuse to conceal his inability. Thus, Lu Xun criticizes Liang Shi-Qiu's writings and poses a problem of his class. On the other hand, recognizing that there is a shortage in Chinese as a translation language, both of them thought that the grammar of Western languages could complement Chinese. However, the solution that each of them claimed was totally different. Just as Lu Xun had always played a role as a revolutionist, he hoped that Chinese would be reformed in a radical way in a short period of time and even the Chinese way of thinking would be reformed. On the contrary, like the claim that literature emphasized in his personality theory should function as literature itself, not functioning as any means, Liang Shi-Qiu argued that the translation itself must be faithful to the function of helping the reader's understanding and did not want it to be changed for other purposes. In conclusion, a variety of critical mind caused by the translation debate of the two people can be said to have a lot of implications for today's literary world.