5 Translating Texts in Chinese History and Philosophy

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Reflections on Conceptual Issues of Translation
5. Hermeneutic Principles of Understanding as the Logical Foundation of Translation 25
6. Does the Metaphor Translate? 45
7. Translating Chinese Literature 71
8. Readerly Translation and Writerly Translation 89
9. The Art and Craft of Translation
10. Translating Texts in Chinese History and Philosophy 119
11. Translating Medieval Chinese Panegyric Poetry 149
12. Real-m-ization (化境) and Eventualization 169
13. Internet and Electronic Resources for Translation of Premodern Chinese Texts and How to Use Them 189
14. Critical Assessment of Translation Practice
15. Translators in Brackets, or, Rambling Thoughts on Translation Work 217
16. Translating the Tang Poets 229
17. The Three Paradoxes of Literary Translation 261
18. Aesthetic Fidelity versus Linguistic Fidelity 277
19. Afterword 301
20. A Reference List of Further Readings 309
21. Contributors 315
22. Index 321