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Barrett, T. H. and Wong, Lawrence Wang-chi, eds. (2022) Crossing Borders: Sinology in Translation Studies. Hong Kong: Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. (Asian translation traditions series)

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Summary:This edited volume investigates translations from the languages of China into the languages of Western societies, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Rather than focusing solely on the activity of translation, the authors extend their explorations to cover the contexts within which the translators worked from different perspectives, touching on various aspects of the institutional and intellectual backgrounds that informed their writings. Studies of translation from literary Chinese into English constitute the majority of the contributions, but the volume is also illuminated by excursions into Latin, French and Italian, while the problems of translating the Naxi script are confronted as well. In addition, the wider context of the rendering of Chinese into other languages is explored through a survey of recent Japanese translation series. Throughout the volume, translation is presented not simply as a linguistic exercise but rather as a key element in world history, well worthy of further interdisciplinary investigation.

Item Type: Edited Book or Journal Volume
Keywords: Translation, Asian Studies
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > School of History, Religions & Philosophies
Subjects: A General Works > AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities
P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
P Language and Literature
ISBN: 9789882371774
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1353/book98209
Date Deposited: 21 Mar 2025 09:19
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/43596
Related URLs: https://cup.cuh ... CrossingBorders (Publisher URL)

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