A Century of Chinese Literature in Translation (1919-2019) : English Publication and Reception.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies .
- Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies .
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Part I Theoretical and historical reflections -- 1 Archival research as method: a study of "non-professional" agents of literary translation -- 2 Unpacking the Mo Yan archive: actor-network translation studies and the Chinese literature translation archive -- 3 Intuition and spontaneity in multiple voice literary translation: collaboration by accident or by design -- 4 Gift-giving: Panda Books Series and Chinese literature "walking toward the world" -- Part II Translations for the page and stage -- 5 Regarding Lady Precious Stream: a theatrical translation -- 6 A descriptive study of Lu Xun's short stories in the English-speaking world - with focus on Yang Xianyi & -- Gladys Yang's translation -- 7 A study of contrasting translatorial methodologies in Ida Pruitt and Lao She's co-translation of The Yellow Storm -- 8 Strategizing Hong Kong literature in the world: self-collaborative translation of Dung Kai Cheung's Atlas -- 9 English translation of Mo Yan's Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: a cognitive narratology perspective -- 10 Transferring the self-reflexive function: translation of Chinese metafictions -- Part III Voice of translators -- 11 Translating between languages -- 12 Translating Yu Hua -- Index.
In the context of the greater China region, this book provides an overview of translation phenomena, identifies the trends of translation and publication, uncovers translation norms of important works, elucidates the relationship between translators and other agents, and articulates the interaction between texts and readers.
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Chinese literature-Translations into English-History and criticism.