TITLE:
A Comparative Study of the Chinese Translation of Science Primers: Physics—From the Analysis of the Paratextual Context
AUTHORS:
Feifei Shi, Jinyu Liu
KEYWORDS:
Chinese Translations of Science Primers: Physics, Gewu Xue, Gezhi Zhixue Qimeng, Paratextual Information
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Historical Studies,
Vol.11 No.3,
August
4,
2022
ABSTRACT: The American textbook Science Primers: Physics was translated into Chinese in the late Qing Dynasty and it had two Chinese
translations. One is Gezhi Qimeng: Gewu Xue translated jointly by Young
John Allen and Zheng Changyan, and the other is Xixue Qimeng Shiliu Zhong: Gezhi Zhixue Qimeng rendered by Joseph Edkins. The paratext provides
information about background, purpose and process of translation, and reflects
translator’s motivation and translation style, which is a significant basis for
comprehending of the translation, publication and acceptance of the Chinese
translations of Science Primers: Physics.