Translation and Cultural Change
Studies in history, norms and image-projection
Editor
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong
History tells us that translation plays a part in the development of all cultures. Historical cases also show us repeatedly that translated works which had real social and cultural impact often bear little resemblance to the idealized concept of a ‘good translation’. Since the perception and reception of translated works — as well as the translation norms which are established through contest and/or consensus — reflect the concerns, preferences and aspirations of their host cultures, they are never static or homogenous even within a given culture.
This book is dedicated to exploring some of the factors in the interplay of culture and translation, with an emphasis on translation activities outside the Anglo-European tradition, particularly in China and Japan.
[Benjamins Translation Library, 61] 2005. xvi, 195 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Editor’s Preface | pp. vii–xiii
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Notes on Contributors | pp. xiv–xvi
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Translation as an agent for change
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Enhancing Cultural Changes by Means of Fictitious TranslationsGideon Toury | pp. 3–17
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Translation and Cultural Transformation: The Case of the Afrikaans Bible TranslationsJacobus A. Naudé | pp. 19–41
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Cultural Borderlands in China's translation historyEva Hung | pp. 43–64
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Cultural perception and translation
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Translating China to the American South: Baptist Missionaries and Imperial China, 1845–1911Ray Granade and Tom Greer | pp. 67–89
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Translating the Concept of ‘Identity’Eva Richter and Bailin Song | pp. 91–110
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Translation and National Cultures: A Case Study in Theatrical TranslationAlain Piette | pp. 111–118
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The Japanese experience
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The Reconceptualization of Translation from Chinese in 18th Century JapanJudy Wakabayashi | pp. 121–145
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Translationese in JapanYuri Furuno | pp. 147–160
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The Selection of Texts for Translation in Postwar Japan — An Examination of One Aspect of Polysystem TheoryNoriko Matsunaga-Watson | pp. 161–173
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Case studies from China
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Translation in Transition: Variables and InvariablesLin Wusun | pp. 177–181
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On Annotation in TranslationHan Jiaming | pp. 183–190
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Index | pp. 191–193
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Subjects & Metadata
Translation & Interpreting Studies
BIC Subject: CFP – Translation & interpretation
BISAC Subject: LAN023000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting