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Translating, Rewriting, and Rejecting: A Medio-Translatological Study of Eileen Chang’s The Golden Cangue

Author(s)

Yan Cheng

Affiliation(s)

Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Abstract

Eileen Chang’s The Golden Cangue is widely recognized as a masterpiece of modern Chinese literature. From the perspective of medio-translatology, this paper provides a comprehensive examination of its English translation and reception. By tracing the work’s complex, twenty-eight-year translational journey, analyzing the strategies and characteristics of its different self-translated versions, and exploring its differential reception across cultural fields, this study seeks to illuminate the cultural identity and sense of predicament embodied in Eileen Chang’s self-translation practice, as well as the profound influence of field on literary translation and reception. This research not only offers a new academic perspective for the study of Eileen Chang’s self-translation but also provides useful insights for the translation of Chinese literature into foreign languages.

Keywords

The Golden Cangue; Eileen Chang; Medio-Translatology; Self-Translation Strategies

References

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