Sinologists as Translators in the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries
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Author | : Lawrence Wangchi Wong |
Publisher | : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2016-02-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789629966072 |
ISBN-13 | : 9629966077 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sinologists as Translators in the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries by : Lawrence Wangchi Wong
Book excerpt: This collection of papers from the first and second international conferences with the above title explores why early sinologists chose certain works for translation in their particular historical contexts, how such works were interpreted, translated, or manipulated, and the impact they made, especially in establishing the discipline of sinology in various countries.