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Style, Wit and Word-Play: Essays in Translation Studies in Memory of David Hawkes

Edited by Tao Tao Liu, Edited by Chan Sin-wai, Edited by Laurence Wong

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This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of David Hawkes (1923–2009), who is remembered as a pre-eminent translator and interpreter of Chinese literature into English, his most famous work being the translation of the classic eighteenth-century Chinese novel, the Hongloumeng or The Story of the Stone. The first part of the collection consists of studies on him and his works; the second part on the art of translation into English from Chinese literature. All the essays are written by scholars in the field from Britain, America, Australia and Hong Kong.

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Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published date | 13 Jun 2012
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 320
Dimensions | 212 x 148 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-4438-3571-8
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