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Jin, Di, 1921-2008,

Literary translation : quest for artistic integrity / Jin Di. - xix, 165 pages ; 25 cm

Originally published: Manchester: St. Jerome, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A conflict of loyalties --
Ideals and realities --
Message and the artistic integrity approach --
Acquisition and the context of a text --
Transition and creativity --
The tightrope of artistic integrity --
Overtones in translation --
The ultimate challenge of style --
Conclusion: goal of the artistic integrity approach.

Is it realistic to expect great literature of one language to be represented artistically intact in another language? This text is a systematic delingation of a practical approach toward that seemingly idealist aim.


ISBN: 9781138144187 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Translating and interpreting.
Literature--Translations.

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Subjects--Index Terms:

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 418.02 / JIN