Title Lin Shu, Inc. : translation and the making of modern Chinese culture / Michael Gibbs Hill

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations Series Global Asias Global Asias Contents Introduction -- Broken tools -- The name is changed, but the tale is told of you -- Double exposure -- Looking backward? -- The national classicist -- Becoming Wang Jingxuan -- Conclusion : pure and chaste writing Summary Exploring the dynamic interactions between literary translation commercial publishing, and the politics of 'traditional' Chinese culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book traces how Lin Shu and a team of translators brought classic Western novels by Melville, Stowe, Dickens, and others to China Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Lin, Shu, 1852-1924 SUBJECT Lin, Shu, 1852-1924 fast Subject Shang wu yin shu guan -- History SUBJECT Shang wu yin shu guan fast Subject Literature -- Translations into Chinese -- History and criticism Translating and interpreting -- China -- History -- 20th century Literature publishing -- China -- History -- 20th century Book industries and trade -- China -- History -- 20th century Book industries and trade Intellectual life Literature publishing Literature -- Translations into Chinese Translating and interpreting SUBJECT China -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024144 Subject China Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 0199980063 9780199980062

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