《死魂灵》被认为是俄国现实主义文学的顶峰之作,在世界文学史上占有重要地位。在中国,自鲁迅先生于1935年首次翻译后,又相继产生不少译本。但是,对这一书名的翻译一直存有争议。本文旨在对其中的几种译法进行比较分析,以证实鲁迅先生翻译的合理性。 “Dead soul” is considered as the peak of Russian realistic literature, occupies an important position in the history of world literature. In China, many translations have been produced since Mr. Lu Xun first translated it in 1935. However, the translation of this title has always been controversial. The purpose of this article is to compare and analyze several of these translations in order to confirm the validity of Mr. Lu Xun’s translation.