By Ming Dong Gu,Rainer (with) Schulte
This e-book explores the demanding situations of translating chinese language works, relatively premodern ones, for a modern Western readership. Reacting opposed to the “cultural flip” in translation reviews, participants go back to the beginning of translation stories: translation perform. by way of returning to the well-known fundamentals of linguistics and hermeneutics, the publication inquires into translation perform from the point of view of interpreting and analyzing idea. Essays within the first element of the paintings speak about the character, functionality, motive, standards, and old and conceptual values of translation. the second one part makes a speciality of the paintings and craft of translation, providing functional thoughts and suggestions. ultimately, the 3rd part conducts severe exams of translation coverage and perform in addition to formal and aesthetic concerns. all through, members discover how a translation from the chinese language can learn like a textual content within the Western reader’s personal language.
Ming Dong Gu is Professor of chinese language and Comparative Literature on the collage of Texas at Dallas. he's the writer of Chinese Theories of Fiction: A Non-Western Narrative approach, additionally released via SUNY Press.
Rainer Schulte is Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of the heart for Translation reviews on the collage of Texas at Dallas. he's the writer of Geography of Translation and Interpretation: touring among Languages.
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Translating China for Western Readers: Reflective, Critical, and Practical Essays (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Ming Dong Gu,Rainer (with) Schulte
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