Translation and Chinese Modernity

ISBN-13: 9781433163487 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Luo Xuanmin

Opis

This book describes how translation has been facilitating China's progress towards modernity since the early 20th century. Translation is a powerful medium for cultural dissemination and construction, and enables better interchange between Chinese culture and those of other nations in the context of mass media and globalization.

Spis treści

List of Figures and Tables - Preface - Reforming the Old and Establishing the New: Translation for Linguistic and Social Change - Carrying on the Heritage to Further the Pursuit: Translation as an Act of Research and Education - Bridging the Gap for Better Interchange: Translation as Cultural Dissemination and Construction - Seeking New Insights from Other Fields: Translation as an Interdisciplinary Endeavor - About the Author.

O autorze

Luo Xuanmin, Ph.D., is Junwu Chair Professor and Dean of School of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Guangxi University and Director of the Center for Translation and Interdisciplinary Studies of Tsinghua Universality. His publications include books and translations with various publishers and various journals at home and abroad. His monograph Translation and Chinese Modernity (2017) is being translated into four languages (Russian, English, Spanish, and Korean) under a translation project supported by China National Foundation for Humanities and Social Science. Hu Zhengmao, Ph.D. is associate professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. A five-time winner of Han Suyin National Translation Competition and champion of the First Cankao Xiaoxi National English Translation Contest (2009), Hu Zhengmao's previous publications include "Etymology and Sememe Analysis in Translation" (Babel 55:2) and Loanwords in the Chinese Language (2021).