关键词:奇幻文学;翻译;魔戒万方数据 iiiAbstractWestern fantasy literature has always been many readers’ favorite. Since China’s reform and opening up, many famous fantasy literary works have been introduced to Chinese readers, such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien and the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Nowadays, with the spread of the film adaptations based on fantasy fictions, western fantasy literature is drawing attention again in China. However, the poor Chinese translation of western fantasy literature has always been a problem. From the alternation of the Chinese version of The Lord of the Rings, we can see that there are still many problems in the Chinese translation of fantasy literature.Since the great success of the film The Lord of the Rings, the Chinese version of the original trilogy The Lord of the Rings has been published and won lots of readers in China. Meanwhile, more and more theses related to The Lord of the Rings are being published, the majorityof which are mainly about the theme, plot, and implied meaning of the novel. However, research on the translation of its Chinese version is still in its infancy. Andre Lefevere’s Rewriting Theory, Itamar Even-Zohar’s Polysystem Theory and Skopos Theory from functionalism are often used as guidance to translation study which are also perfectly suitable for the study of The Lord of the Rings’ Chinese version. First, in the light of rewriting and polysystem theory, this essay points out the the following two reasons expalin why the novel The Lord of the Rings Chinese version were published and accepted in China: 1) The publishers exercised control over the publishing time of the Chinese versions so as to launch the versions opportunely. 2) The namesake movie series of The Lord of the Rings contributed the most to the promotion of the Chinese versions of the original books. Second, under the guidance of Skopos theory, a comparison study between two Chinese versions of The Lord of the Rings(Limited to the length of this essay, comparison study will be only focused on the first one of the trilogy) is carried out, which shows the different translation strategies and reception of two versions, drawing the conclusion that Ding’s inadequate knowledge of 万方数据 ivfantasy literature led to his failure of representing the fantasy of the source text, which is why Ding’s version of The Lord of the Rings doesn’t enjoy a good reception and is out of print. Given the fact The Lord of the Rings trilogy has been widely accepted as a world-famous fantasy classic, this essay aims to suggest some suitable translation methods or strategies for fantasy fictions like The Lord of the Rings.Key Words: fantasy literature; translation; The Lord of the Rings万方数据 ContentsAcknowledgments...........................................................................................................i摘要................................................................................................................................iiAbstract........................................................................................................................ iiiChapter One Introduction ..............................................................................................11.1Background and Significance of the Research......................................................11.2 Related Theories...................................................................................................21.2.1 Andre Lefevere’s Concept of Rewriting and Patronage................................21.2.2 Itamar Even-Zohar’s Polysystem Theory......................................................31.2.3 Skopos Theory...............................................................................................51.3 Structure of the Thesis..........................................................................................6