Western Literature in China and the Translation of a Nation [electronic resource] /
Qi, S.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 The Rude Awakening (1840s-1896); 2 " Sturm und Drang " (1897-1927); 3 The Not-So-United Fronts (1928-1949); 4 The Strange Interlude (1950-1976); 5 The Tsunami (1977-Present); Postscript; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Literature   .
Asia—History.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Translation and interpretation.
Oriental literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Asian History.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Translation.
Asian Literature.