Chinese Translations of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 22; pp. 114 - 141
• Main Authors: Jiapeng, Xie, Yuxiao, Su
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2018
• Subjects: 19th century; 20th century; Allegory; Allusion; Bible; Biographies; British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Chinese languages; Christianity; Colloquial language; English literature; Ideology; Interpreters; Language acquisition; Literary characters; Literary devices; Literary influences; Literary translation; Literature; Missionaries; Modern literature; Publishing; Publishing industry; Readers; Translations; Translators; China

In a series of scholarly publications, including a monograph (in Chinese) entitled The Afterlife of a Classic: A Critical Study of the Late-Qing Chinese Translations of The Pilgrim's Progress (2012) as well as a number of articles, John Lai has provided a detailed historical account and in-dept...