1st Edition

A History of Translation Studies in China

By Chen Fukang Copyright 2027
520 Pages
by Routledge

  A History of Translation Studies in China  offers the first comprehensive account of translation studies in China, spanning over two millennia of intellectual and cultural exchange. Examining 65 major thinkers and translators, as well as 188 other figures, the book covers different periods in Chinese history, from the translation of ancient Buddhist scriptures to early twentieth-century... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Translation Thought in Ancient China  3. Translation Discourse in the Late Qing and Early Republican Period  4. Translation Discourses During the Republican Era  5. Translation Theories after the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

Biography

Chen Fukang is a retired researcher at Shanghai International Studies University in China. He specialises in translation studies in China, twentieth-century Chinese literature, and Japanese Sinology.