A Study On The Translation And Reception Of Herbert George Wells’s Science Fiction In China From 1912 To 1949

The development of China’s local science fiction cannot be separated from the translation and introduction of foreign science fiction.Wells’ s science fiction received a great deal of translation and attention from 1912 to 1949,but there are still a few studies on his science fiction today,which need to be further explored.This thesis takes Wells’ s science fiction as the research object,adopts descriptive translation research and close reading,and explores the reception and influence of Well’s science fiction during the years of 1912-1949 through historical data collection,collation and comparative analysis at three levels: the translation and introduction,reception and influence.The study finds that the reception of Wells’ s science fiction from 1912 to 1949 is in line with the actual needs of China.In the early days of the translation,Wells’ s science fiction was popular for the translations’ interesting storyline.In the late1920 s,the reverence for Wells’ s historical works by Liang Qichao and others made Chinese readers aware of Wells as a historian and began to pay attention to his thoughts and other activities.In the 1930-40 s,the prediction of the outcome of the Anti-Japanese Aggression War in Wells’ s book,The Shape of Things to Come aroused widespread discussion among Chinese readers.The author uses the translation of Huoxing Yu Diqiu Zhi Zhanzheng to examine the influence of Wells’ s science fiction translation on local science fiction creation from 1912 to 1949,and finds that the depiction of Martians in Wells’ s science fiction became the object of reference for the creation of Martian-themed articles from 1912 to 1949.This thesis makes a new historical addition to the study of Wells’ s science fiction in translation,explores the reception of Wells’ s science fiction and its influence on China’s local science fiction creation through Chinese readers’ comments and related journal articles,and then re-examines the value and influence of Wells himself and his science fictions.