Juwen Zhang

Translating, Interpreting, and Decolonizing Chinese Fairy Tales

A Case Study and Ideological Approach

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Produktbeschreibung

This book dismantles Western assumptions about translated and adapted folk and fairy tales, particularly in picture books, and reveals how translators and illustrators can perpetuate stereotypes through their work. The author also proposes a "decolonizing" approach to translat...

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 425g
• ISBN-13: 9781666970227
• ISBN-10: 1666970220
• Artikelnr.: 71682416

Autorenporträt

By Juwen Zhang

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: A Tale Over Five Centuries
Chapter One: The Seven Brothers (Qi Xiongdi) from the sixteenth Century
Chapter Two: Fifteen Variants in Contemporary China
Chapter Three: Two English Translations
Part II: A Case Study of The Five Chinese Brothers
Chapter Four: The Tale in Chinese Context
Chapter Five: From "Queer Brothers" to "Chinese Brothers"
Chapter Six: The Five Chinese Brothers and Beyond
Part III: A New Ideological Agenda in Translation
Chapter Seven: Deconstructing Existent Stereotypes
Chapter Eight: Meeting Challenges in Action