Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei - From Lotus to Plum

Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei examines English translations of the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei by translators from different historical periods within the Anglophone world.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene
Chapter 2 Late Ming (Un)veiled: Cultural Representations within Translational and Transnational Contexts
Chapter 3 In Search of a Varied Voice: Remodeling Narratological Elements Through Translation
Chapter 4 Navigating Gender Dynamics: The Representation of Women in Translation
Chapter 5 Re-narrating Desire: Translation of Sexuality and Erotic Sensations/Swaying Between Titillation and Repression
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Translating as a Hermeneutic Act is an Infinite Task
Index

About the author

Shuangjin Xiao received his doctorate in Literary Translation Studies from Victoria University of Wellington. His research interests include translation studies, cultural studies, discourse analysis, and transmediality and popular culture in contemporary China. His articles have appeared in academic journals including the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, the Compilation and Translation Review, the International Journal of Linguistics Studies, and Translation Matters. He also works as a freelance translator and is currently researching literary representations of gender and trauma, focusing on their treatment within translational and transmedial contexts.

Summary

Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei examines English translations of the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei by translators from different historical periods within the Anglophone world.

Product details

• Authors: Shuangjin Xiao
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032751528
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275152-8
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Studies in Chinese Translation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Translation & interpretation, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Translation and interpretation, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form