Chinese Literature in English Sinology: Cultural Translation of Literary Knowledge, 1807 1901

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Lingjie Ji

Chinese Literature in English Sinology

Cultural Translation of Literary Knowledge, 1807 1901

Lingjie Ji

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Edinburgh University Press
13 May 2025

Historical & comparative linguistics; Literary studies: general; Asian history

Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies

Chinese Literature in English Sinology takes an exciting new approach to Sino-British literary and cultural encounters in the nineteenth century, focusing specifically on British Sinologists' study of Chinese literature in the English language. It provides the first comprehensive exploration of their writings on Chinese literature as a form of literary knowledge constructed through the process of cultural translation-a translingual and transcultural rewriting. The analysis reveals the interaction between Chinese and English literary concepts and paradigms in their study that gave rise to ideas about Chinese literature still influential today.

Drawing attention to the political implication of literary knowledge, this book also demonstrates that Sinologists' interpretation of Chinese literature played an important role in shaping the British cultural imagination of China. Tracing this uncharted history, Chinese Literature in English Sinology contributes to present and future debates on the intercultural reading and studies of Chinese literature by offering a genealogical understanding of its origins and ramifications.

By: Lingjie Ji
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399538886
ISBN 10: 1399538888
Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 13 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lingjie Ji is Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Reviews for Chinese Literature in English Sinology: Cultural Translation of Literary Knowledge, 1807 1901

This is an astute, well researched, and highly informative investigation of the writings of those collectively termed British Sinologists, who before the twentieth century engaged with Chinese sources to build up their own style of literary knowledge of China's traditions. A fine scholarly achievement and a true intercultural feast.--Timothy Barrett, author of Singular Listlessness: a Short History of Chinese Books and British Scholars