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dc.contributor.author	Magagnin Paolo
dc.title	Agents of May Fourth. Jing Yinyu, Xu Zhongnian, and the Early Introduction of Modern Chinese Literature in France
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	Jing Yinyu (1901-1931?) and Xu Zhongnian (1904-1981) played a pivotal role in the dissemination of modern Chinese literature in France at the turn of the 1930s. Best known as Lu Xun’s first translator into a Western language and a friend of Romain Rolland’s, Jing compiled the Anthologie des conteurs chinois modernes in 1929. In his Anthologie de la littérature chinoise. Des origines à nos jours, published in 1932, Xu also devoted a section to recent literary developments. By analyzing the nature of the two projects, the translated corpora, and their paratexts, I will describe the features of Jing’s and Xu’s dissemination of May Fourth literature in France and scrutinize their artistic and ideological stance vis-à-vis the new literary scene. Ultimately, I will attempt to pinpoint in what terms the two scholars-cum-translators’ agency contributed to foreign readers’ awareness of the cultural, social and political experience of the May Fourth Movement.
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dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2020-12-21
dc.dateAccepted	2020-07-20
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-05-21
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dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-465-3/003
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dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-494-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-465-3
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Agents of translation
dc.subject	Agents of translation
dc.subject	Institut Franco-chinois de Lyon
dc.subject	Institut Franco-chinois de Lyon
dc.subject	Jing Yinyu
dc.subject	Jing Yinyu
dc.subject	May Fourth Movement
dc.subject	May Fourth Movement
dc.subject	Modern Chinese literature
dc.subject	Modern Chinese literature
dc.subject	Xu Zhongnian
dc.subject	Xu Zhongnian

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Agents of May Fourth. Jing Yinyu, Xu Zhongnian, and the Early Introduction of Modern Chinese Literature in France

Paolo Magagnin Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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Jing Yinyu (1901-1931?) and Xu Zhongnian (1904-1981) played a pivotal role in the dissemination of modern Chinese literature in France at the turn of the 1930s. Best known as Lu Xun’s first translator into a Western language and a friend of Romain Rolland’s, Jing compiled the Anthologie des conteurs chinois modernes in 1929. In his Anthologie de la littérature chinoise. Des origines à nos jours, published in 1932, Xu also devoted a section to recent literary developments. By analyzing the nature of the two projects, the translated corpora, and their paratexts, I will describe the features of Jing’s and Xu’s dissemination of May Fourth literature in France and scrutinize their artistic and ideological stance vis-à-vis the new literary scene. Ultimately, I will attempt to pinpoint in what terms the two scholars-cum-translators’ agency contributed to foreign readers’ awareness of the cultural, social and political experience of the May Fourth Movement.

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Dec. 21, 2020

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July 20, 2020

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May 21, 2020

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978-88-6969-494-3

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Keywords: May Fourth Movement • Jing Yinyu • Institut Franco-chinois de Lyon • Modern Chinese literature • Agents of translation • Xu Zhongnian

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