Translation and Cultural Change: Studies in history, norms and image-projection Eva Hung History tells us that translation plays a part in the development of all cultures. Historical cases also show us repeatedly that translated works which had real social and cultural impact often bear little resemblance to the idealized concept of a good translation . Since the perception and reception of translated works as well as the translation norms which are established through contest and/or consensus reflect the concerns, preferences and aspirations of their host cultures, they are never static or homogenous even within a given culture. This book is dedicated to exploring some of the factors in the interplay of culture and translation, with an emphasis on translation activities outside the Anglo-European tradition, particularly in China and Japan. |
Contents
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2 Translation and cultural transformation | 19 |
3 Cultural borderlands in Chinas translation history | 43 |
II Cultural perception and translation | 65 |
4 Translating China to the American South | 67 |
5 Translating the concept of identity | 91 |
6 Translation and national cultures | 111 |
III The Japanese experience | 119 |
8 Translationese in Japan | 147 |
9 The selection of texts for translation in postwar Japan | 161 |
IV Case studies from China | 175 |
10 Translation in transition | 177 |
11 On annotation in translation | 183 |
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7 The reconceptionization of translation from Chinese in 18thcentury Japan | 121 |
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