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References (5)
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J. Kristeva (1990)
Les Samouraïs -
V. Segalen (1971)
René Leys -
G. Macé (1891)
Leçon de chinois -
Ernest Fenollosa, Ezra Pound, G. Sartoris (1972)
Le caractère écrit chinois matériau poétique -
Henri Michaux (1975)
Idéogrammes en Chine
- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- Copyright 2010 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 1673-7318
- eISSN
- 1673-7423
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11702-010-0103-9
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This paper presents specific problems posed by the Chinese translation of Victor Segalen’s prose poetry collection Stèles , and reflects on the varied relationships between Western writers and the Chinese language. The author holds that the relationship between Segalen and Chinese is not only empirical, but imaginary. For him, as for other contemporary French poets such as Gérard Macé, the Chinese language has become metaphoric for poetic language.
Journal
Frontiers of Literary Studies in China – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2010
Keywords: poetry translation; Western imagination; Chinese language; alterity of language