Mapping the Translator

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 Liangâs Shakespeare Translation

2.1 Patronage and Translation

2.2 Hu Shiâs Influence on Liangâs Translation of Shakespeare

2.2.1 Hu as the Initiator of Liangâs 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 Babbittâs Influence upon Liangâs Literary Poetics

3.3 Babbittâs Influence upon Liangâs Selection of Works for Translation

3.4 Conclusion

Chapter IV Liang Shiqiuâs 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 Liangâs 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 Liangâs Views on Drama and Stage

5.1.1 The Definition of Drama

5.1.2 The Relationship between Drama and Stage

5.2 Liangâs Translation Methods

5.3 Conclusion

Chapter VI The Translation of Strindbergâs Married

6.1 Introduction to Liangâs Translation of Strindbergâs Married

6.2 The Reasons for Liangâs Choice

6.3 An Analysis of the Themes of the Stories not Translated by Liang

6.4 Conclusion

Chapter VII The Translation of George Orwellâs Animal Farm

7.1 Ideology, Translation and the Use of Pseudonym

7.2 The Similarities and Differences between Li Qichunâs Translation of Animal Farm and Liangâs Version of Shakespeare

7.3 The Translatorâs 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 Rousseauâs Emile and Sinclairâs Mammonart

8.1.2 Paul Elmer Moreâs "Property and Law"

8.1.3 The Proletarian Works

8.2 Vyacheslav Polonskyâs "Leninâs 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 Miâs 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 Babbittâs Influence on Wu Mi

9.3 A Summary on Wuâs 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