The Legacy of Yan Fu and His Theory of ‘Faithfulness, Expressiveness, Elegance’
The art of translation is as much about culture, ideology, and philosophy as it is about language. One of the most influential figures in the history of Chinese translation is Yan Fu (严复, 1854–1921), a scholar, reformist, and translator who introduced modern Western thought to China during a critical period of transformation in the late […]
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