Reconstructing Du Fu’s Self-Image in “<i>Zhuangyou</i>”: Through an Imagological Lens

杜甫的自传诗是杜诗中最能完整展现诗人自我形象的诗作，但同时也是现有杜甫形象“他塑”研究中受到忽视的文本。本文对比分析自传诗《壮游》的路易·艾黎英译本和宇文所安英译本构建的诗圣形象，并从形象学视角对两译本呈现的形象差异进行深度阐释。因两位译者对“他者”所持的态度和注视“他者”的方式不尽相同，两译本塑造的诗圣形象存在较大差异：艾黎侧重传达杜甫的优秀品质和价值观，突显了诗人对人民的同情和关怀，塑造了一个精神世界中人格高尚的圣人形象；宇文所安则试图展现杜甫的不同面貌，但消解了道德阐释维度上的“诗圣”形象，塑造了一个生活世界中个性丰富的诗人形象。 Autobiographical poems by Du Fu, the best representation of the self-image of the poet, have been neglected in the existing research on the “othered” image of Du Fu. This paper, therefore, analyzes the differences in the image of Du Fu, also known as shisheng, reconstructed in the two English versions of “Zhuangyou” respectively by Rewi Alley and Stephen Owen, and intends to explore the contributing factors from the perspective of imagology. Results show that the two translators differ considerably in representing the image Du Fu. Alley portrays Du Fu as an idol of noble character with a particular emphasis on his sympathizing with the sufferings of the common people. Owen is more interested in depicting Du Fu as an ordinary person by zooming in every aspect of his personality while de-emphasizing his exemplary character.