Contemporary Chinese Novels in Translation since 1978 - Literary Voices from the Periphery

This book seeks to complement the traditional scope of translation studies, which has primarily centered on translating English into other languages. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the opposite translation trajectory-moving from Chinese literature to the core English literary domain.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Chinese Novels in English Translation. A Diachronic Overview 3. Different Patronage in Source-Initiated and Target-Initiated Translation 4. Translation and Reception of Representative Chinese Writers 5. Translating Female Voices: Gender, Politics, and Poetics 6. Crowdsourcing Translation: A New Paradigm for Chinese Internet Literature 7. Conclusion

About the author

Yun Wu is Professor of Translation Studies at the School of Foreign Studies, Tongji University, China. Professor Wu specializes in cultural translation theories, ideology and translation, and Chinese literature and culture in translation.

Summary

This book seeks to complement the traditional scope of translation studies, which has primarily centered on translating English into other languages. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the opposite translation trajectory—moving from Chinese literature to the core English literary domain.

Product details

• Authors: Yun Wu, Wu Yun
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032713694
• ISBN: 978-1-03-271369-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: China Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Translation & interpretation, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Translation and interpretation, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form