Twentieth-century Chinese Translation Theory: Modes, Issues and DebatesPast attempts at writing a history of Chinese translation theory have been bedeviled by a chronological approach, which often forces the writer to provide no more than a list of important theories and theorists over the centuries. Or they have stretched out to almost every aspect related to translation in China, so that the historical/political backdrop that had an influence on translation theorizing turns out to be more important than the theories themselves. In the present book, the author hopes to devote exclusive attention to the ideas themselves. The approach adopted centers around eight key issues that engaged the attention of theorists through the course of the twentieth century, in the hope that a historical account will be presented that is not time-bound. On the basis of 38 articles translated into English by teachers and scholars of translation, the author has written four essays discussing the Chinese characteristics of this body of theory. Separately they focus on the impressionistic, the modern, the postcolonial, and the poststructuralist approaches deployed by leading Chinese theorists from 1901 to 1998. It is hoped that publication of this book will make possible cross-cultural dialogue with translation academics in the West, although the general reader will find much firsthand information on Chinese thinking about translation. |
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... . Zeng Xubai : " Spirit and fluency in translation " ( 1929 ) Tr . Chapman Chen 7. Fu Lei : " Preface to the retranslation of Père Goriot " ( 1951 ) Tr . May Wong 91 93 98 102 8. Qian Zhongshu : " The translations of Lin Shu.
... . Zeng Xubai : " Spirit and fluency in translation " ( 1929 ) Tr . Chapman Chen 7. Fu Lei : " Preface to the retranslation of Père Goriot " ( 1951 ) Tr . May Wong 91 93 98 102 8. Qian Zhongshu : " The translations of Lin Shu.
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Contents
Impressionistic theories | 3 |
Modern theories of the 1920s and | 15 |
Theories from a postcolonial perspective | 29 |
The impact of new theories | 43 |
References for Chapters | 60 |
A Responses to Yan | 67 |
On translation 1937 | 89 |
The translations of Lin Shu 1963 | 104 |
Translation and creative writing 1969 | 173 |
E Literal translation vs sensetranslation | 179 |
Ye Gongchao On translation and language reform 1931 | 188 |
Notes to Articles 1923 | 198 |
Some thoughts on translating poetry 1922 | 207 |
Translation and its positivenegative impact | 213 |
Notes to Articles 2427 | 220 |
Chinese translation theory a system of | 230 |
Notes to Articles 58 | 115 |
Art vs science | 121 |
Review of Si Guos Studies of Translation 1974 | 133 |
The debate of art vs science 1987 | 141 |
Notes to Articles | 147 |
On translation A letter to Lu Xun 1931 | 157 |
Again on translation A reply to Lu Xun 1932 | 167 |
The basic paradigm of Chinese translation | 236 |
Some thoughts on building our nations translation | 244 |
Virgins and matchmakers 1921 | 251 |
Literal translation smooth translation and distorted | 254 |
Miscellaneous thoughts on translation 1995 | 260 |
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