Western Literature in China and the Translation of a Nation 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Qi, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230120873 ISBN-13: 9780230120877 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Chinese - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
Dewey: 809.007 |
LCCN: 2011032274 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 226 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book studies the reception history of Western literature in China from the 1840s to the present. Qi explores the socio-historical contexts and the contours of how Western literature was introduced, mostly through translation and assesses its transformative impact in the cultural, literary as well as sociopolitical life of modern China. |