Intercultural Bewilderment
Translating Hallerstein's Letters from China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21476211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Blake (0000-0002-8413-1395), Jason A Blake (University of Ljubljana), Andrej Stopar (0000-0001-9455-1820, University of Ljubljana) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-51 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Slovene Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0193-1075 • E-ISSN: 2469-4304 |
| Publisher | University of Washington Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7152/ssj.v43i1.15332 |
| OpenAlex | W7125610960 |
| Language | EN |
The article presents a translation of Jesuit missionary Hallerstein's letters from Slovenian into English.The discussion touches on domestication and foreignization translation strategies, before focusing on some intercultural and historical challenges of translating place names and names of people.Using examples from practice, the paper draws attention to the impact of the use of sources, the cross-linguistic differences in orthography, Romanization standards of Chinese names, the contemporary guidelines on the translation of place names and names of people, and translators' consistency in their use
China · Classical Studies and Philology · German Literature and Culture Studies · Scientific and Historical Analyses
| Highly cited | No |
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