关键词: 古希腊戏剧, 汉译, 杨晦, 《华北日报副刊》, 《被幽囚的普罗密修士》

Abstract: Yang Hui’s 1926 Chinese translation of Prometheus Bound was recently discovered to have first appeared in the Huabei Daily Supplement in November 1929, more than two years before the single volume edition issued by Humanities Bookstore in 1932. As a newly discovered historical source, this newspaper publication marks a new point of departure in the centennial history of Chinese translations of ancient Greek tragedy. The completion of this translation was closely linked with Yang Hui’s involvement in the Chenzhong Society’s translation and literary activities and Yang’s role as editor-in-chief of Huabei Daily Supplement also provided the opportunity for this translated tragedy’s first publication. By analyzing the subtle differences between the newspaper edition and single volume edition, this paper examines how the translation and publication process of the tragedy reflect changes in character usage during the Republican period. Furthermore, changes in publication media themselves constitute indelible evidence in the history of Chinese translations of foreign drama.

Key words: ancient Greek theatre, Chinese translation, Yang Hui, Huabei Daily Supplement, Prometheus Bound