Style, Wit and Word-Play
Author | : Tao Tao Liu |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2011-12-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781443835930 |
ISBN-13 | : 1443835935 |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Download or read book Style, Wit and Word-Play written by Tao Tao Liu and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.