Lin Shu, Inc. : translation and the making of modern Chinese culture /

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, Dick...

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Main Author:	Hill, Michael (Michael Gibbs) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Series:	Global Asias.
Subjects:	Lin, Shu, > 1852-1924. Shang wu yin shu guan > History. Lin, Shu, > 1852-1924 Shang wu yin shu guan 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. China > Intellectual life > 20th century. Littérature > Édition > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle. Livres > Industrie > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle. Chine > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle. Book industries and trade Intellectual life Literature publishing Literature > Translations into Chinese Translating and interpreting China 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0199980063 9780199980062