Translating Chinese Literature

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

Av Eugene Eoyand, Eugene Chen Eoyang, Lin Yao-Fu, Eugene C. Eoyang

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There is no greater challenge to a translator than the rendering of Chinese, ancient or modern, into English. In this fascinating volume, world-famous scholar-translators talk about their craft from a variety of points of view, confronting key issues of both general and specific nature and imparting some of their joys and the successes which can be achieved.The contributors are Cyril Birch, William H. Nienhauser, Jr., David R. Knechtges, Richard B. Mather, Glen Dudbridge, James I. Crump, Jr., Robert Joe Cutter and William G. Crowell, Stephen H. West, John Minford, Dominic Cheung, Joseph S. M. Lau, Victor H. Mair, David D. W. Wang, Michelle Yeh, Eugene Eoyang, Ching-hsi Peng, and John J. Deeney.

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Utgivningsdatum1995-11-22
Mått156 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt794 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieIndiana University Press (IPS)
Antal sidor368
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253319586

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PrefaceWorking NotesCyril BirchReflections of a Working TranslatorWilliam H. Nienhauser, JRThe Implied Reader and TranslationThe Shih chi as ExampleDavid R. KnechtgesProblems of Translation: The Wen hsuan in EnglishRichard B. MatherTranslating Six Dynasties "Colloquialisms into EnglishThe Shih-shuo hsin-yuGlen DudbridgeA Second Look at Li Wa chuanJames I. Crump, JR.Two Tools for the Translation of San-chuRobert Joe Cutter and William G. CrowellOn Translating Chen Shou's San guo zhi: Bringing Him Back AliveStephen H. WestTranslation as Research: Is There an Audience in the House?Cyril BirchTranslating Ming Plays: Lumudan (The Green Peony)John MinfordxPieces of Eight: Reflections on Translating The Story of the StoneANTHOLOGIZINGDOMINIC CHEUNGThe Parting of the Ways: Anthologies of Early Modern Chinese Poetry in English TranslationJoseph S.M. LauMore Than Putting Things Together: The Anthologizing of Chinese Literature in TranslationVictor H. MairAnthologizing and Anthropologizing: The Place of Nonelite and Nonstandard Culture in the Chinese Literary TraditionDavid D.W. WangTranslating Taiwan: A Study of Four English Anthologies of Taiwan FictionCRITICAL SURVEYSMichelle YehOn English Translation of Modern Chinese Poetry: A Critical SurveyEugene EoyangSpeaking in Tongues: Translating Chinese Literature in a Post-Babelian AgeChing-Hsi PengTranslation and Individual TalentJohn J. DeeneyFoundations for Critical Understanding: The Compilation and Translation of Encyclopedic Dictionaries of Chinese Literary TerminologyContributorsIndex