Interdependencies Between Literature, Language and Translation in Late Nineteenth and

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_2156
dc.contributor.author	Gaenssbauer Monika
dc.title	Interdependencies Between Literature, Language and Translation in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century China
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper focuses on specific concepts and modes of translation practised during late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century China. Its Author does not argue for the uniqueness of a ‘Chinese Translation Studies system’ but asks critically why European scholars of Translation Studies sometimes show a lack of ‘empathetic imagination’ in accepting the contributions of Chinese protagonists to the field of Translations Studies. The paper suggests that one reason for this kind of negative attitude might be the belated arrival of the ‘iconic turn’ in the West. The last part of the paper examines the relations between translators and the socio-political developments in China as well as their identity as world-citizens.
dc.relation.ispartof	Translating Wor(l)ds
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2018-12-31
dc.dateAccepted	2018-08-27
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-07-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-311-3/interdependencies-between-literature-language-and/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-311-3/003
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9131
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-914X
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-312-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-311-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Empathetic imagination
dc.subject	Empathetic imagination
dc.subject	Iconic turn
dc.subject	Iconic turn
dc.subject	Lu Xun
dc.subject	Lu Xun
dc.subject	Modernity
dc.subject	Modernity
dc.subject	Modes of translation in China
dc.subject	Modes of translation in China
dc.subject	Qian Zhongshu
dc.subject	Qian Zhongshu

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Interdependencies Between Literature, Language and Translation in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century China

Monika Gaenssbauer Stockholm University, Sweden

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This paper focuses on specific concepts and modes of translation practised during late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century China. Its Author does not argue for the uniqueness of a ‘Chinese Translation Studies system’ but asks critically why European scholars of Translation Studies sometimes show a lack of ‘empathetic imagination’ in accepting the contributions of Chinese protagonists to the field of Translations Studies. The paper suggests that one reason for this kind of negative attitude might be the belated arrival of the ‘iconic turn’ in the West. The last part of the paper examines the relations between translators and the socio-political developments in China as well as their identity as world-citizens.

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Dec. 31, 2018

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Aug. 27, 2018

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July 30, 2018

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978-88-6969-312-0

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978-88-6969-311-3

Keywords: Iconic turn • Modernity • Modes of translation in China • Empathetic imagination • Qian Zhongshu • Lu Xun

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