《林语堂翻译研究》是对翻译家林语堂的个案研究。林语堂提出了自己的诗歌翻译观，以及他的三条翻译标准：忠实、通顺和美。他还进一步提出了译者的三种责任，分别是译者对原著者的责任、对译文读者的责任及对艺术的责任。
林语堂的伟大之处不仅仅在于他的翻译理论，还在于他的翻译实践。林语堂翻译了数量可观的中国古代文学作品，其中包括许多古代经典作品。《林语堂翻译研究》作者举出典型例子，并且予以分析，以证明林语堂的翻译实践是在自己的翻译理论指导下进行的。
因为历史的以及文化的语境也应该予以考虑，所以仅仅评价林语堂的翻译作品是否达到其翻译标准是不够的。《林语堂翻译研究》应用安德烈·勒菲弗尔的三要素理论来研究林语堂的翻译实践，讨论诗学、意识形态和赞助人如何影响林语堂的翻译活动。
Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Literature Review 1.2 Lin Yutang's Life Experience Chapter Two An Analysis of Lin Yutang's Translation Theory 2.1 Three Requirements for Translators 2.2 Three Translation Criteria 2.3 Poetry Translation 2.4 The Aloofness between Lin Yutang and Lu Xun Chapter Three An Analysis of Lin Yutang's Translation Practice 3.1 Works Translated by Lin Yutang 3.2 Appreciation of Lin Yutang's Translation Practice Chapter Four The Application of Lefevere's Three―Factor Theory to Lin Yutang's Translation 4.1 Andre Lefevere's Three―Factor Theory 4.2 The Influence of Poetics on Lin Yutang's Translation 4.3 The Influence of Ideology on Lin's Translation 4.4 The Influence of Patronage on Lin's Translation Chapter Five Lin Yutang's Walking between Two Cultures 5.1 Lin Yutang's Cultural Choice and Translation 5.2 Lin Yutang's Choice of Texts 5.3 A Cross―Cultural Analysis of Lin Yutang's Translation Strategies 5.4 Analyzing the Aesthetic Quality of Lin's Translation from the Cultural Angle Chapter Six Conclusion Bibliography
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