The Literary Turn of Sinological Media in the 20th Century and Its Influence:Taking the Publication of Arthur Waley's Sinological Works for Example
As the media,periodicals and publishing houses play a crucial role in the development of sinology.In the late half of the 19th century,British sinologists emphasized the academic orientation when choosing communication media,which embodied the typical characteristics of academic sinology.However,in the early 20th century,Arthur Waley focused more on their literary tendencies.Almost all his significant translated works were first published by George Allen & Unwin,a publishing house renowned for its literary works publication.This literary choice of media,based on the enhancement of public aesthetic literacy,not only endowed his translations with numerous pub-lishing myths but also brought substantial profits to the publisher.In fact,this kind of literary translation is a strate-gy of Arthur Waley to fight against the traditional way of sinological research and also a response to the moderniza-tion transition of British and American literature at the time.His choice became a successful model for the develop-ment of sinology in the age of printing,making a profound influence on the later British professionalized sinology.
British sinologyacademic journalGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd.literary translation
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