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Western Literature in China and the Translation of a Nation
S. Qi, Shouhua Qi
Palgrave Macmillan · Paperback · February 29, 2012
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This book studies the reception history of Western literature in China from the 1840s to the present.
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Book Details
- Authors
- S. Qi, Shouhua Qi
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- February 29, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- History
- Reading lane
- History
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About This Book
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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