Interdependencies Between Literature, Language and Translation in Late Nineteenth and

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978-88-6969-312-0

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31 Dec 2018

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

Monika Gaenssbauer
Stockholms universitet, Stockholm, Sverige
monika.gaenssbauer@su.se

DOI 10.30687/978-88-6969-311-3/003

Submitted 30 Jul 2018
Accepted 27 Aug 2018

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.

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

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Campo DC	Valore
dc.contributor.author	Gaenssbauer Monika
dc.title	Interdependencies Between Literature, Language and Translation in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century China
dc.type	Book 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.date.issued	2018-12-31
dc.dateAccepted	2018-07-30
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-08-27
dc.identifier.uri	http://doi.org/10.14277/978-88-6969-311-3/003
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 4.0 Attribution alone
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.subject	Modes of translation in China
dc.subject	Lu Xun
dc.subject	Qian Zhongshu
dc.subject	Modernity
dc.subject	Empathetic imagination
dc.subject	Iconic turn
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Between Texts, Beyond Words

Chapters
Introduction
Nicoletta Pesaro
Translating During the Christian Century in Japan
Aldo Tollini
Translating the Bible into Chinese
Raissa De Gruttola
Interdependencies Between Literature, Language and Translation in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century China
Monika Gaenssbauer
Metaphors and Translation
Daniela Meneghini
Another Type of ‘Old Tales Retold’
Nicoletta Pesaro