Translating Early Chinese Texts and the Problem of Contextualization: The Example of Chapter 1 of the Lǎozǐ

This article explores the issue of contextualization in translating early Chinese texts. It takes the example of Chapter 1 of the Lǎozǐ, which is analysed sentence by sentence with the focus on possible contexts in which the sentences can be read. Three types of contexts are distinguished in the art...

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Main Author: Dušan Vávra
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Karolinum Press 2018-03-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica
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Online Access:http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/24646830.2017.41