"In Mapping the Translator: A Study on Liang Shiqiu, the writer has studied Liang Shiqiu (1903-1987), who was not only a famous writer and important critic, but also one of the most prominent translators in China in the 20th century, most notably the first Chinese who finished the translation of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Based on the primary sources, this research covers issues related to the historical, cultural, cognitive and sociological dimensions of translator studies. It investigates Liang's translation poetics; the influences of possible patrons and professionals on him; the relationship between Liang's ideology, the dominant ideology and his translation; Liang's debates with Lu Xun about and beyond translation criteria, and whether there is inconsistency or possible contradiction in Liang's translation poetics. This book also analyses the similarities and differences between Liang Shiqiu and Wu Mi - two followers of Irving Babbitt - in terms of translation poetics, and further explores the reasons leading to such differences. This book is targeted towards scholars and students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, in the fields of translation studies, Asian studies, Chinese studies, and literary studies"--
In Mapping the Translator: A Study of Liang Shiqiu, the writer has studied Liang Shiqiu, a famous writer and important critic, also one of the most prominent translators in 20th century China, most notably the first Chinese to finish the translation of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Chapter I Introduction
1.1 Liang Shiqiu as a Translator
1.2 "Translator Studies" as an "Emerging Subfield" of Translation Studies
1.3
Chapter Summary
Chapter II Patronage in Liangs Shakespeare Translation
2.1 Patronage and Translation
2.2 Hu Shis Influence on Liangs Translation of Shakespeare
2.2.1 Hu as the Initiator of Liangs Translation of Shakespeare
2.2.2 The Consensus between Liang and Hu in Terms of Translation Strategies
2.3 Conclusion
Chapter III The Influence of Irving Babbitt
3.1 Professionals & Translation
3.2 Babbitts Influence upon Liangs Literary Poetics
3.3 Babbitts Influence upon Liangs Selection of Works for Translation
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter IV Liang Shiqius Translation Poetics
4.1 A "Serious" Attitude
4.2 The Function of Translation and the Responsibility of the Translator
4.2.1 The Function of Translation
4.2.2 An "Academic Translation" for the Purpose of "Introduction"
4.2.3 The Invisibility of "Zijia" in Liangs Translation
4.3 The Criteria of Translation
4.4 An Appropriate Degree of Literalism: The Debate with Lu Xun
4.5 Rethinking Chinese Tradition: Babbitt, a Two-way Mirror
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter V The Performability of Shakespeare
5.1 Liangs Views on Drama and Stage
5.1.1 The Definition of Drama
5.1.2 The Relationship between Drama and Stage
5.2 Liangs Translation Methods
5.3 Conclusion
Chapter VI The Translation of Strindbergs Married
6.1 Introduction to Liangs Translation of Strindbergs Married
6.2 The Reasons for Liangs Choice
6.3 An Analysis of the Themes of the Stories not Translated by Liang
6.4 Conclusion
Chapter VII The Translation of George Orwells Animal Farm
7.1 Ideology, Translation and the Use of Pseudonym
7.2 The Similarities and Differences between Li Qichuns Translation of
Animal Farm and Liangs Version of Shakespeare
7.3 The Translators Ideology and the Dominant Ideology
7.4 Conclusion
Chapter VIII The Use of Translations for the War of Words
8.1 The Use of the Works of Rousseau, Sinclair and More for the Debates
8.1.1 Rousseaus Emile and Sinclairs Mammonart
8.1.2 Paul Elmer Mores "Property and Law"
8.1.3 The Proletarian Works
8.2 Vyacheslav Polonskys "Lenins Views of Art and Culture"
8.3 Conclusion
Chapter IX The Differences between Liang Shiqiu and Wu Mi in Terms of
Translation Poetics
9.1. Wu Mis Translation Poetics
9.1.1 The Definition and Purpose of Translation
9.1.2 The Relationship between Translation and Imitation
9.1.3 The Selection of Materials for Translation
9.1.4 The Criteria of Translation
9.1.5 The Method of Translation
9.2 Irving Babbitts Influence on Wu Mi
9.3 A Summary on Wus Translation Poetics
9.4 The Reasons for the Differences between Liang and Wu in Terms of Literary
and Translation Poetics
Chapter X General Conclusion
References
Index
Liping Bai is an assistant professor at the Department of Translation of Lingnan University. His research papers appear in international journals including Across Languages and Cultures, Archiv Orientální/Oriental Archive, Babel, Perspectives, The Translator, Neohelicon, Humanitas, Tsing Hua Journal of Chinese Studies, and Translation Quarterly. He is also interested in practical translation and has published a number of translations between Chinese and English.
