Translation and Fantasy Literature in Taiwan : Translators As Cultural Brokers and Social Networkers

This book examines the rise in popularity of fantasy literature in Taiwan and the crucial but often invisible role that translators have played in making this genre widely available. Topics covered include global fantasy fever, Chinese fantasy, game industry, the social status of translators, and the sociological direction of translations studies. "This book examines the rise in popularity of fantasy literature in Taiwan and the crucial, but often invisible, role that translators have played in making this genre widely available. Yu-Ling Chung applies Bourdieu's habitus-capital-field framework to investigate the cultural phenomenon of the upsurge of fantasy translations from 1998 onwards and covers topics such as global fantasy fever, Chinese fantasy, game industry, the social status of translators, and the sociological direction of translations studies. The book particularly focuses on fantasy translators as human agents in terms of their cultural and social influence."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-vi Introduction....Pages 1-14 The Sociological Turn of Translation Studies....Pages 15-41 The Evolution of Fantasy Literature in Taiwan....Pages 42-72 A Translation Field in the Taiwanese Book Market....Pages 73-106 Fantasy Translators as Social Agents in Taiwan....Pages 107-138 More Than a Case Study....Pages 139-145 Back Matter....Pages 146-172 Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 3 Copyright 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 6 Introduction 7 1 The Sociological Turn of Translation Studies 21 2 The Evolution of Fantasy Literature in Taiwan 48 3 A Translation Field in the Taiwanese Book Market 79 4 Fantasy Translators as Social Agents in Taiwan 113 5 More Than a Case Study 145 Notes 152 References 161 Index 175