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Western literature in China and the translation of a nation

This book studies the reception history of Western literature in China from the 1840s to the present. Qi explores the socio-historical contexts and the contours of how Western literature was introduced, mostly through translation and assesses its transformative impact in the cultural, literary as we...

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Main Authors: Qi, Shouhua.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Literature and society > China.
Translating and interpreting > China.
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 > China.
Literary studies: from c 1900 - > China.
Literature.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137011947
Summary: This book studies the reception history of Western literature in China from the 1840s to the present. Qi explores the socio-historical contexts and the contours of how Western literature was introduced, mostly through translation and assesses its transformative impact in the cultural, literary as well as sociopolitical life of modern China.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230120877.
Carrier Form: 240 p.
ISBN: 9780230120877
9781137011947 :
1137011947 :
CLC: H059
Contents: The Rude Awakening (1840s-96) 'Sturm und Drang' (1897-1927) The Not So United Fronts (1928-49) The Strange Interlude (1950-76) The Tsunami (1977-Present).

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