Modern Selfhood in Translation

A Study of Progressive Translation Practices in China (1890s–1920s)

AvLimin Chi

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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The book clarifies how these translated works supplied the meanings for new terms and concepts that signify modern human experience, and sheds light on the ways in which they taught readers to internalize the idea of the modern as personal experience.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:394 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Frontiers in Translation Studies
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811345784

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Dr. Limin Chi is head of the Chinese Department at Kiangsu-Chekiang College, Hong Kong, with research interests in Chinese studies (Chinese intellectual and literary history since the 1890s), translation studies and applied linguistics. Previously he taught at Nanjing Normal University, the University of Auckland and Auckland International College. He completed his undergraduate studies in English at Xuzhou Normal University, China, and has obtained two master’s degrees: one in applied linguistics (University of Melbourne) and the other in translation studies (Monash University). He received his PhD in cultural studies from Monash University.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Modernization Through Translation: Shifts and Trends (1890s – 1900s).- Translation as an Education in Modern Values: Yan Fu and Liang Qichao.- Making a “New Culture” Through Translation.- Translating New Culture into a Collective Identity.- Constructing the Modern Self in Translation (I) – Hu Shi.- Constructing the Modern Self in Translation (II) – Zhou Zuoren.- Constructing the Modern Self in Translation (III) – Lu Xun.- Conclusion.- References.- Appendix.