Western Literature in China and the Translation of a Nation

Qi, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-02-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230120877

DOI: 10.1057/9781137011947

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 226