《翻译简史》是国内外第一部以英文编撰的中西翻译史教材。

追溯中国象寄，从有文字记载的源头，经佛经翻译、科学翻译、西学翻译直至21世纪初。

叙说西方翻译，从公元前3000年文字翻译问世开始，经古代、中世纪、文艺复兴、近代直至当代。

简明扼要，提纲挈领，陈述实践，兼顾理论，间以评说，面貌焕然一新。本书由孙迎春主编。

Part 1 A Brief History of Chinese Translation

Chapter 1 Embarkation and Buddhist Translation

 1.1 Embarkation

 1.2 Buddhist Translation (from Eastern Han Dynasty to Song)

Chapter 2 Yuan Ming Dynasties to Pre-Opium War

 2.1 The Country of Mogolia and Yuan Dynasty

 2.2 Ming Dynasty to Pre-Opium War

Chapter 3 Opium War to Pre-May 4th Movement

 3.1 Lin Zexu, Forerunner in Translation Organization

 3.2 Foreign Affairs Insitutions after Opium War

 3.3 Western Scholarship Translation before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895

 3.4 Western Scholarship Translation after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895

Chapter 4 May 4th Movement to the End of 1970s

 4.1 General Introduction to this Period ~

 4.2 May 4th Movement to the Foundation of the People' s Republic of China

 4.3 Post-Republic Foundation'to the End of 1970s

Chapter 5 Chinese Translation in Globalization

 5.1 Introduction of New Western Translation Theories

 5.2 Chinese Translation Studies in Globalization

 5.3 Seeking for Common Ground and Preserving Difference

Part 2 Glances at Translation Histories of Western Countries,

Chapter 6 Ancient Times

 6.1 EErly Times and Andronicus, Ciceco

 6.2 Early Bible Translation and Jerome, Augustine

Chapter 7 The Middle Ages

 7.1 Early Middle Ages and Boethius

 7.2 Mid-Middle Ages and School of Toledo

 7.3 Late Middle Ages and Translation into the Vernacular

Chapter 8 The Renaissance

 8. l A Brief Introduction

 8.2 Translation in Germany

 8.3 Translation in France

 8.4 Translation in Britain

Chapter 9 Modern Times

 9.1 Introduction

 9.2 French Translation and Batteux

 9.3 German Translation and Schleiermacher, Humboldt

 9.4 British Translation and Dryden, Tyt!er

 9.5 Russian Translation and Pushkin, Rukovski and Bielinski

Chapter 10 Contemporary Translation Studies

 10.1 Introduction

 10.2 Development in Scope and Shift of Focus

 10.3 Major Approaches to Translation Studies

 10.4 A Peek into the Future

Conclusion

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