Western Theory in East Asian Contexts

Literatures, Cultures, Translation presents a new line of books that engage central issues in translation studies such as history, politics, and gender in and of literary translation.

Translation studies and adaptation studies are relatively new disciplines. The question of how adaptation should be viewed in relation to translation is still hotly debated. Free Translation, Adaptation, and Imitation is a significant contribution to the debate because it argues, controversially, and via case studies of Chinese and Japanese literature and popular culture, that while the differences between translation and adaptation studies must be recognized, they are not in fact separate fields.

Literatures, Cultures, Translation prezinta o noua linie de carti care implica probleme centrale in studiile de traducere, cum ar fi istoria, politica si genul si in traducerea literara. Studiile de traducere si studiile de adaptare sunt discipline relativ noi. Intrebarea despre modul in care ar trebui privita adaptarea in legatura cu traducerea este inca dezbatuta in mod aprins.