{"product_id":"chinese-fiction-in-english-translation-ming-to-qing-bilingual-edition-the-first-translations-their-misreadings","title":"Chinese Fiction in English Translation, Ming to Qing (Bilingual Edition): The First Translations \u0026 Their Misreadings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/a3ea585f672e6910984de146fbc2e0c62fd2db114a8aac18c299be0f9265f4d3.jpg?v=1793436452\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat Is This Book About?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHow were classic Chinese novels first translated into English? What happened when Western readers encountered stories like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHaoqiu Zhuan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYu Jiao Li\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003efor the first time? What was preserved, rewritten, or removed in translation? This book answers these questions systematically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHow Chinese Classical Novels Traveled to the West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eis divided into six chapters, beginning with the origins of \"Chinese learning spreading westward\" and then examining key translations one by one — including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGujin Qiguan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHaoqiu Zhuan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYu Jiao Li\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The author analyzes not only translation strategies and linguistic choices, but also the backgrounds of the translators, how religious terminology was adapted, and how Western Romanticism shaped the presentation of these Chinese stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vstudy.ruc.edu.cn\/mystudy\/search\/detail\/m01514894e70eb9c9fb26e3063dcbf951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. In other words, this book goes beyond \"how it was translated\" to explore \"what happened behind the translation.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho Is This Book For?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eScholars and graduate students in translation studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: Packed with case studies of Ming-Qing novel translations that can be directly used in academic research and writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eResearchers in comparative literature and Chinese literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: Offers a fresh perspective on how Chinese literature was received in the West, broadening your research scope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone interested in how Chinese culture travels abroad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: Provides historical insight into the challenges and opportunities of cross-cultural literary transmission — directly relevant to today's cultural exchange efforts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTranslation students\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e: The comparative analysis of multiple translations makes this an excellent resource for learning literary translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy Should You Buy It?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, this book is the final output of a National Social Science Fund project on the misinterpretation of Ming-Qing Chinese novels in the West, and it was selected for China's 14th Five-Year Plan National Key Publication Program — a mark of serious academic quality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/libwechat.ctbu.edu.cn\/mobile\/opac\/book\/5250136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSecond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, the author Chen Tingting has long specialized in this field. The book draws on extensive primary sources and translation texts, including detailed analyses of the Davis translation of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHaoqiu Zhuan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eand the various translations of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYu Jiao Li\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. It's a substantive, research-driven work — not a surface-level overview.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/7709b41a297e65b3561f0e0b0d37f7a5aed525a78880cbf60ae0c9ce398f6ffd.jpg?v=1793436456\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/844bd0811abf273ca42b6726a724de8a01dfec8e6e6fb989daadc30faa13102a.jpg?v=1793436459\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/d2b934d0aff7824c37bfd62f96137679889c9e4cfa20b87e8fca42013192abbc.jpg?v=1793436464\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462415147342,"sku":"978-7-308-21892-4-1543238-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/a1a20ca4a01ba3ee67107c594f42d3d590a62bcaf1e313beeb392acedc2f0fce.jpg?v=1793416851","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/chinese-fiction-in-english-translation-ming-to-qing-bilingual-edition-the-first-translations-their-misreadings","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}