@article{725673,
      author = {Wang, Zuoliang,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/725673},
      title = {Degrees of affinity studies in comparative literature and  translation / [electronic resource] :},
      abstract = {This book combines two collections of essays written by  the late professor Zuoliang Wang, works that explore the  affinity between literatures and peoples, with special  attention given to that between Chinese literature and  western literature in the 20th century, and which  underscore the role of translation therein. Both  collections have been previously published in book form:  Degrees of Affinityℓ́ℓStudies in Comparative  Literature (1985) and A Sense of Beginningℓ́ℓStudies  in Literature and Translation (1991). ℗ℓ As a prominent  literary critic, literary historian, translator and  20th-century Chinese poet, Wang has played a unique part in  English education in China. His research interests range  widely, from English literature through comparative  literature to translation and cultural studies, fields in  which he has made outstanding accomplishments. Wang  pioneered the concept of ℓ́ℓaffinityℓ́ℓ in  talking about interactions between literatures and peoples,  which has since won great acclaim from both critics and  common readers at home and abroad. As he points out,  ℓ́ℓmomentous changes often occur when a foreign  literature satisfies a sore need of an indigenous  literature, thus developing a strong affinity...ℓ́ℓ  And translation can fulfill a crucial role in bringing  about affinity between literatures and peoples. According  to Professor Wang, ℓ́ℓNothing is more crucial in  cultural contacts, not to say cultural interactions, than  translation, particularly in a country that for long  periods closed its doors to the outside world, like  China.ℓ́ℓ},
      recid = {725673},
      pages = {1 online resource (vi, 193 pages).},
}