Translating Chinese Classics in a Colonial Context

Translating Chinese Classics in a Colonial Context
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Publisher : Peter Lang
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 3039116312
ISBN-13 : 9783039116317
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Book Synopsis Translating Chinese Classics in a Colonial Context by : Hui Wang

Download or read book Translating Chinese Classics in a Colonial Context written by Hui Wang and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work subjects James Legge's Confucian translations to a postcolonial perspective, with a view of uncovering the subtle workings of colonialist ideology in the seemingly innocent act of translation. The author uses the example of Legge's two versions of the 'Zhonguong' to illustrate two distinctive stages of his sinological scholarship.


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