Rewriting, Manipulation and Translator Subjectivity
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Rewriting, Manipulation and Translator Subjectivity

Translating Chinese Literature in a Global Context

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eBook - ePub

Rewriting, Manipulation and Translator Subjectivity

Translating Chinese Literature in a Global Context

About this book

This book presents an in-depth analysis of Howard Goldblatt's translation of Mo Yan's Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (L&D). It explores how Goldblatt translates the original novel under the influence of three major manipulative powers: poetics, ideology and patronage, as well as his own subjectivity (translator subjectivity), to achieve his objectives as a literary translator. The author analyses both the translation and its paratext to gain a more complete understanding of Goldblatt's accomplishments, and examines how Goldblatt rewrites the original text under the influence of various patronage factors, such as the original author, publisher, editor, market expectancy, literarycollaborator, and the target reader. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the production, reception and dissemination of Goldblatt's translation, exposing the motivations behind his translation in full measure, and it will be of interest to students and scholars of Translation Studies, Comparative Literature and Literary Studies, and Chinese Culture and Literature.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. A Review of Goldblatt’s Translation of Mo Yan’s Works
  5. 3. Translation, Rewriting and Manipulation
  6. 4. The Study
  7. 5. Poetological Factors in Goldblatt’s Translation of Sheng Si Pi Lao
  8. 6. Ideological Factors in Goldblatt’s Translation of Sheng Si Pi Lao
  9. 7. Patronage Factors in Goldblatt’s Translation of Sheng Si Pi Lao
  10. 8. Translator Subjectivity in Goldblatt’s Translation of Sheng Si Pi Lao
  11. 9. Discussion
  12. 10. Conclusion
  13. Back Matter