Rewriting the Orient Asian works in the making of world literature / Yunfei Bai.

Portion of title Asian works in the making of world literature
SeriesNorth Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; number 327
North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 327.
Contents Where Théophile Gautier meets Li Yu -- Mallarmé: a Sanskrit poet despite himself -- Is it possible to write a Tibetan poem in French? -- Cantonese pirates in world literature.
Abstract "In this ambitious volume, Yunfei Bai delves into the creative adaptations of classical Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan literary texts by four renowned nineteenth- and early twentieth-century authors in France and Argentina: Théophile Gautier, Stéphane Mallarmé, Victor Segalen, and Jorge Luis Borges. Without any knowledge of the source languages, the authors crafted their own French and Spanish retellings based on received translations of these Asian works. Rewriting the Orient not only explores the so far untapped translation-rewriting continuum to trace the pivotal role of Orientalism in the formation of a singular corpus of world literature that goes beyond the Anglophone canon, but also sheds light on a wide range of innovative discursive strategies that readily challenge traditional notions of cultural appropriation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageIn English, with passages in Chinese, French, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Spanish, and translations into English.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023053618
ISBN9781469677712 (paperback)
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