Principles of Poetic Imagism in CathayA Case Study of Ezra Pound’s Translation Theory《华夏集》中的诗歌意象主义原则：庞德翻译理论的例案研究

1、毕业论文任务书 题 目： principles of poetic imagism in cathay: a casestudy of ezra pounds translation theory一、毕业论文的要求和内容1. requirements a) the paper should have some educational or academic significance to fit its title and should be written by you in person rather than a copy from somewhere.b) the paper shou

2、ld be no less than 5000 words in english (not including the references), and your contribution should be no less than 3000 words.c) quotations (direct or indirect) should be indicated, and should not exceed 2000 words altogether. references should be no less than 4 items. (consulting reading & writi

3、ng across curriculum, chapters 15 for the way to indicate quotations and references.)d) please strictly abide by the format prescribed by the department.2. the underlined section is the focus for developing your topic1. 应用语言学专题研究2. 语言学专题研究3. 东西方语言、文化、教育、哲学、思想、社会研究4. 东、西方价值对比研究（人生、工作、爱情、死亡、未来、伦理、道德、家

4、庭观念、自立意识、宗教、亲情、认知、知行统一、科学/实践精神、社会意识、敬业精神等）5. 西方文学/历史/文化名人与作品研究6. 国际问题或国别专题研究8. 语言应用问题研究9. 热门社会问题探讨10. 教育理念和思想研究 初选题目：二、研究方案、目标1. progress schedule1) complete literature research(文献调查) and selection of theme (at least 5 reference sources arerequired, and the theme must be of academic significance.)2)

5、 write the proposal(开题报告) for your paper, try to specify your theme, main argument, approach, and the general organization of your paper. 3) begin to write the first draft and hand it in for first inspection.4) revise the paper according to the feedback from the tutor and hand in the second draft. c

6、omplete the final version. 5) write an abstract of about 200 words, fill in paper form, type and print the paper ( in 3 copies), and hand in them, and prepare for oral presentation with a simple power point file. 6) oral presentation2. suggestion for writing step a introduce a topic which deserves d

7、iscussing on an academic level. step b try to define the issue, that is, try to say what is to be included in your discussion and to what extent. step c try to review what other people say about the issue, summarize, classify and analyze their statement.step d try to state your own opinion or viewpo

8、int on that issue ideally with a well formulated argument.step e develop your argument and lead to a conclusion.it is strongly recommended that you read pages 296367 of a handbook of writing and the first 5 chapters of reading and writing cross the curriculum. (every one has a copy!) 三、阅读书目清单1ezra p

9、ound, how to read. t.s.eliot (ed.),literary essays of ezra pound, 2nd ed. london&boston: faber and faber.;2ezra pound, polite essays. london: faber and faber,1937; 3ira b.nadel, the cambridge companion to ezra pound, london: cambridge university press, 1999；4kenner, h. the pound ezra. london: faber

10、and faber,1972;5lawrence venuti, the translators invisibility: the history of translation,london: routledge, 2005;6nida, eugene a., language and culture-contexts in translating, shanghai: shanghai foreign language education press, 2001;7nord, christiane. translating as a purposeful activity, shangha

11、i: shanghai foreign language education press, 2001;8 peter wilson, a preface to ezra pound, being university press, 20059ronnie apter, digging for the treasure: translation after pound, new york; peter lang, 1984;10susan bassnett& andre lefevere, constructing cultures essays on literary traslation,

12、multilingual matters ltd., clevedon, uk.,2000;11susan bassnett& andre lefevere, translation, rewriting and the manipulation of literary fame, london and new york, 1992;12 t.s.eliot , ezra pound: selected poems, london: faber and faber limited, 1934;13yip, wai-lim, ezra pounds cathay, princeton: prin

13、ceton university press, 1969;14venuti,l. the translation studies reader, london and new york, london：roultedge,2000； 15 吴其尧 ，庞德与中国文化, 上海,上海外语教育出版社，200616 祝朝伟，构建与反思，上海，上海译文出版社，200517 周宁,永远的乌托邦, 湖北，湖北教育出版社, 2000 本科生毕业设计（论文）开题报告题 目：principles of poetic imagism in cathay: a case study of ezra pounds tra

14、nslation theory一、 选题的依据及意义：ezra pound is the founder and early leader of modern american poetic innovation in early 20th century. his life is legendary and tragic while his involvements in other fields, such as translation, arts, economics, politics, religion, are complicated and contradictory. ther

15、efore, for years, numerous papers, reviews, documents concentrate on him. in truth, he is worthy studying. as a translator, he has largely redefined the nature and ideal of poetic translation in the 20th century. his translation of chinese classical poetry- cathay is a huge success and brings the tr

16、aditional chinese poetry into the western world. through studying cathay we could not only appreciate the beautiful poems but also finds the new meaning of his translation theory in this communicating society. 二、 国内外研究现状及发展趋势（含文献综述）：there has been a fever of studying pound since the 60s in last cent

17、ury. generally speaking, they can be divided into four categories. one is about pounds life, second is about his literary, third is about his politics and economics, and fourth is his philosophy. his translation has not been paid enough attention in history. recent years, more and more scholars have

18、 noticed his role as translator, as far as i know, chinese scholar zhu zhaowei has published the latest book concerning with pounds translation theory. 三、 本课题研究内容1. introducing the issue and explain why it is necessary to do this research;2. to read and understand and analyze the cathay; factors inv

19、olved;3. find out the major factors in pounds translation theory;4. make suggestions for further study.四、 本课题研究方案1. to introduce a topic which deserves discussing academically2. to consult the papers, periodicals, books and internet. 3. to carefully study the cathay and state my own viewpoint.五、 研究目标、主要特色及工作进度：make a research on pounds cathay and his theory of translation. main traits: descriptive, applicative and analytical3.14-3.31: complete all the preparative work, including proposal for selecting the theme; literature research and translation;4.01-5.10: complete the first draf