Table of Contents

Foreword to the Chinese edition: Tradition and Innovation

List of abbreviations

Part I: On the Importance of Literary Translation

1. Translation Is Crucial!Ji Xianlin and Xu Jun

2. The Importance of High-Quality Translations

Ye Junjian and Xu Jun

Part II: On the Re-Creation in Literary Translation

3. On the Re-Creation in Literary Translation

Luo Xinzhang, Shi Kangqiang, Yuan Xiaoyi and Xu Jun

4. Translation as the Re-Creation of the Source Text

Li Mang and Xu Jun

5. Translation as an Artistic (Re-)Creation Is Boundless

Xiao Qian, Wen Jieruo, and Xu Jun

6. Translation as the "Art of Beautification"

Xu Yuanchong and Xu Jun

Part III: On Literary Translation Principles

7. To Set Principles and Do Accordingly: On the Style of Translation

Guo Hongan and Xu Jun

8. Faithfulness, Expressiveness, and Elegance vs. Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Tu An and Xu Jun

9. The Unity of Form and Spirit in Poetry Translation

Jiang Feng and Xu Jun

10. To Preserve the Original Artistic Style as Much as Possible

Lü Tongliu and Xu Jun

Part IV: On the Literary Translator

11. On the Subjectivity of Literary Translators

Yang Wuneng and Xu Jun

12. To Be Honest and to Translate Earnestly

Cao Ying and Xu Jun

13. The Translator Should Have Multiple Strategies

Li Wenjun and Xu Jun

Part V: On the Gains and Losses in Literary Translation

14. The Gains and Losses in Translation

Fang Ping and Xu Jun

15. Translation Is Well-Known, But Its Gains and Losses Are Only Known to the Translators: On the Translation of Le Rouge et le Noir

Zhao Ruihong and Xu Jun

Part VI: On Literary Translation Criticism

16. Orienting Literary Translation

Xu Jun and Yuan Xiaoyi

17. From "Dreaming" to Reality

Xu Jun and Yuan Xiaoyi

Part VII: Other Relevant Issues

18. Translation and Creative Writing

Zhao Ruihong, Yang Yi and Xu Jun

19. Language and Translation

Chen Yuan and Xu Jun

20. Translating and Introducing Latin American Literature in China

Lin Yian and Xu Jun

Appendix

Postscript to the Chinese Edition

About the Author

Xu Jun is Distinguished Professor of Translation Studies in the School of International Studies, Zhejiang University. His major research interests cover literary translation, translation theory, and translation criticism. His publications include five monographs including《论翻译》(On Translation), 《二十世纪法国文学在中国的译介与接受》(The Translation and Acceptance of French Literature in China in the Twentieth Century), and dozens of papers published in the core journals of translation studies in China and abroad.