Lin Shu, Inc. : translation and the making of modern Chinese culture /
Michael Gibbs Hill.
- New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations.
- Global Asias Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University .
Hardcover edition also published under title: Lin Shu, Incorporated : the making of an icon in modern China. Paperback reprint. Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Broken tools -- The name is changed, but the tale is told of you -- Double exposure -- Looking backward? -- The national classicist -- Becoming Wang Jingxuan -- Conclusion : pure and chaste writing -- Appendix 1: Profiles of Lin Shu's cotranslators -- Appendix 2: A brief chronology of Lin Shu's life.
9780199892891
Lin, Shu, 1852-1924.
Shang wu yin shu guan--History.
Literature--Translations into Chinese--History and criticism. Translating and interpreting--History--China--20th century. Literature publishing--History--China--20th century. Book industries and trade--History--China--20th century. Chinese language--Translating--History--19th century. Chinese language--Translating--History--20th century. Publishers and publishing--History--China--19th century. Publishers and publishing--History--China--20th century.