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Author:   Audrey Heijns
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780367674939

ISBN 10:   0367674939
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   01 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of figures vii Acknowledgements ix Conventions xi Introduction 1 Biographical note 5 Biographical timeline 6 PART I Chinese translation history 13 1 Chinese literature in the west 15 1.1 Up to 1700 17 1.2 The eighteenth century 19 1.3 The nineteenth century 20 1.4 Conclusion 25 2 Prominent historical translators in Europe 27 2.1 Missionaries 28 2.2 Merchants and diplomats 29 2.3 Scholars 30 2.4 Conclusion 34 PART II The translator as cultural mediator 37 3 A translator of philosophy 39 3.1 Educative and inspiring: Confucius and Laozi 40 3.2 The Chinese way: The Spirit of China 50 3.3 Undoing old prejudices: the Mencius 59 3.4 Conclusion 64 Contents vi Contents 4 A translator of literature 68 4.1 Foreignizing Wonders Old and New 69 4.2 Sinicizing Strange Stories from the Liaozhai 80 4.3 Conclusion 88 PART III The translator as creator 93 5 The travel writer 94 5.1 Self versus other: Wisdom and Beauty from China 95 5.2 A poetic vision: Daybreak in the East 99 5.3 Idealizing China: The Beautiful Island 112 5.4 Conclusion 117 6 The writer-translator 121 6.1 Negotiating between cultures: “Kwan Yin” and “Chinese Hell” 121 6.2 Rewriting Daoist stories: Of Life and Death 129 6.3 Conclusion 134 PART IV The translator as communicator 137 7 The diplomat 138 7.1 The role of a Chinese interpreter 138 7.2 Issues of belonging: Wisdom and Beauty from the Indies 151 7.3 Conclusion 155 8 The expert 158 8.1 Expertise and research 158 8.2 Expertise and poethood 161 8.3 Expertise and sinology 165 8.4 Conclusion 170 Conclusion 173 Epilogue 179 Bibliography 183 Index 201

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In conformity with a major trend in contemporary translation studies, this work is not limited to a discussion of Borel's (Dutch) renditions of Chinese texts, but also treats his many articles and books that presented his views on Chinese culture to the world at large as well as his role as a cultural intermediary in the colonial society of the Dutch East Indies. Wilt L. Idema, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University Journal of Chinese History (2022) Heijns successfully weaves Borel's identities (interpreter, translator, writer, diplomat, China expert) together with his publications of different themes to stress his aim of fostering a better understanding of Chinese culture for the Dutch. [...] In a nutshell, The Role of Henri Borel in Chinese Translation History is a great contribution to the field of cross-cultural communication and a valuable source for people who are dedicated to promoting Chinese culture to other countries in the world. Shuai Chi, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Shihezi University; and Mingwu Xu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Communications (2022)

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Audrey Heijns received her Ph.D. from Leiden University and is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Foreign Languages, Shenzhen University. Her research interests include the history of early Dutch sinologists and nineteenth-century Chinese bilingual dictionaries. Her articles have been published in academic journals including Perspectives, Translation and Interpreting Studies and International Journal for Lexicography. She also translates Chinese literature into Dutch and English and is the editor of the online database Verretaal Chinese Literature in Dutch Translation.

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