Research on the Subjectivity of the Translator in the Postmodern Context

Author: Ge Xiaoqin
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The "New Perspectives in Translation Studies Series" has a clear pursuit: First, the selected topics strive to possess substantial theoretical depth and originality, contributing to the theoretical development and advancement of the translation discipline. Second, the research aims to be systematic, ensuring quality through a strong sense of problem awareness, scientific research methods, rigorous argumentation, and comprehensive evidence. Third, the research seeks openness, requiring scholars to have a broad theoretical perspective while keeping up with the latest developments in international translation theory research. Special emphasis is placed on a spirit of exploration and innovation in the research. With the support of colleagues in the translation field and the efforts of the authors, our aspirations can gradually be realized.
The author employs postmodern theory, particularly the anti-subjectivity concept within postmodern theory, as the theoretical foundation. Using a cultural critique discourse model, the analysis and interpretation of the current state of translator subjectivity in postmodern translation theory are conducted. The full text is divided into three parts: the historical starting point of translator subjectivity in literary translation; translator subjectivity with target-culture orientation: from modernity to postmodernity; and translator subjectivity in the postmodern context: promotion and restraint.