The Translation of China in England: Two 19th-Century English Translations of the Travels of Fa-Hsien (399–414 A.D.)
James Legge and Herbert Giles were, in different ways, major figures in early-British sinological studies. Their respective translations of the travels of the late fourth-century Chinese Buddhist monk Fa-Hsien in India represent two very different approaches to the 19th-century translation of Chines...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| Στο/Στη: |
Literature and theology
Έτος: 2014, Τόμος: 28, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 186-200 |
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| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή
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| Σύνοψη: | James Legge and Herbert Giles were, in different ways, major figures in early-British sinological studies. Their respective translations of the travels of the late fourth-century Chinese Buddhist monk Fa-Hsien in India represent two very different approaches to the 19th-century translation of Chinese religious texts into English. Legge’s work is an early example of the comparative study of religions. Giles’ is a more ‘modern’ attempt to make Chinese literature available to a wider English reading public. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fru028 |