Tales of translation : composing the new woman in China, 1899-1918

Tales of translation : composing the new woman in China, 1899-1918 / Hu Ying.

"The late Qing era witnessed the translating, printing, and reading of a vast amount of Western literature, amounting to what has been called a "translation fever." The author focuses on the fictional and translational representation of a range of Western female icons, including Sophi...

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Main Author: Hu, Ying, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Women > China.
Women > Cross-cultural studies.
Women > Social conditions.
Women in literature.
Cross-cultural studies.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Emerging New Woman and Her Significant Others 1
  • 1 Flower in a Sea of Retribution: A Tale of Border-Crossing 21
  • 2 Transplanting the Lady of the Camellias 67
  • 3 From Sophia to Su Feiya 106
  • 4 Madame Roland and Her Chinese Sister 153
  • Epilogue: Women Repositioned 197.

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