The Role of Henri Borel in Chinese Translation History

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Conventions
Introduction
	Biographical Note
	Biographical Timeline
Part I: Chinese Translation History
	1 Chinese Literature in the West
		1.1 Up to 1700
		1.2 The Eighteenth Century
		1.3 The Nineteenth Century
		1.4 Conclusion
	2 Prominent Historical Translators in Europe
		2.1 Missionaries
		2.2 Merchants and Diplomats
		2.3 Scholars
		2.4 Conclusion
Part II: The Translator as Cultural Mediator
	3 A Translator of Philosophy
		3.1 Educative and Inspiring: Confucius and Laozi
		3.2 The Chinese Way: The Spirit of China
		3.3 Undoing Old Prejudices: The Mencius
		3.4 Conclusion
	4 A Translator of Literature
		4.1 Foreignizing Wonders Old and New
		4.2 Sinicizing Strange Stories from the Laozi
		4.3 Conclusion
Part III: The Translator as Creator
	5 The Travel Writer
		5.1 Self Versus Other: Wisdom and Beauty from China
		5.2 A Poetic Vision: Daybreak in the East
		5.3 Idealizing China: The Beautiful Island
		5.4 Conclusion
	6 The Writer-Translator
		6.1 Negotiating Between Cultures: “Kwan Yin” and “Chinese Hell”
		6.2 Rewriting Daoist Stories: of Life and Death
		6.3 Conclusion
Part IV: The Translator as Communicator
	7 The Diplomat
		7.1 The Role of a Chinese Interpreter
		7.2 Issues of Belonging: Wisdom and Beauty from the Indies
		7.3 Conclusion
	8 The Expert
		8.1 Expertise and Research
		8.2 Expertise and Poethood
		8.3 Expertise and Sinology
		8.4 Conclusion
Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index