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dc.identifier	ECF_article_5508
dc.title	The Introduction of Naturalism in China, the Role of Mao Dun and the Debate in the Press
dc.contributor.author	Lombardi Rosa
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2021/1/lintroduzione-del-naturalismo-in-cina-il-ruolo-di/
dc.description.abstract	This article presents the introduction of Naturalism in China and its first mentions since the end of the nineteenth century. It examines the main terms of the debate on Naturalism (1920-21), after Mao Dun proposed his translation project of Naturalist and Realist works (1920), and the reflections and notes by some writers-translators on this issue. It is argued that Mao Dun’s translation proposal constitutes the first model of planned literary translation to carry out specific political-cultural projects. It is also argued that Naturalism underwent a process of localisation in China to serve as a tool for making the transition toward a modern Chinese literature.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 57 \| June 2021
dc.issued	2021-06-30
dc.dateAccepted	2021-01-27
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-02-21
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-3042
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2021/01/015
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Literary theory
dc.subject	Literary theory
dc.subject	Literary translation
dc.subject	Literary translation
dc.subject	Localisation
dc.subject	Localisation
dc.subject	Mao Dun
dc.subject	Mao Dun
dc.subject	Naturalism
dc.subject	Naturalism
dc.subject	Realism
dc.subject	Realism
dc.subject	Translation policy
dc.subject	Translation policy
dc.subject	Zola
dc.subject	Zola

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The Introduction of Naturalism in China, the Role of Mao Dun and the Debate in the Press

Rosa Lombardi Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italia

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This article presents the introduction of Naturalism in China and its first mentions since the end of the nineteenth century. It examines the main terms of the debate on Naturalism (1920-21), after Mao Dun proposed his translation project of Naturalist and Realist works (1920), and the reflections and notes by some writers-translators on this issue. It is argued that Mao Dun’s translation proposal constitutes the first model of planned literary translation to carry out specific political-cultural projects. It is also argued that Naturalism underwent a process of localisation in China to serve as a tool for making the transition toward a modern Chinese literature.

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June 30, 2021

Accepted

Jan. 27, 2021

Submitted

Feb. 21, 2020

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Keywords: Literary translation • Mao Dun • Literary theory • Naturalism • Translation policy • Zola • Realism • Localisation

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