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Renditions: A Chinese-English Translation Magazine(Chinese:Dịch tùng) is aliterary magazineonChinese literaturein English translation published by the Research Centre for Translation (RCT) at theChinese University of Hong Kong.It was established in 1973 and covers Chinese literature, from classical works of poetry, prose, and fiction to their contemporary counterparts, as well as articles on art, Chinese studies, andtranslation studies.Renditionsis published twice a year, in May and in November.
| Categories | Chinese literature |
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| Frequency | Biannual |
| Publisher | Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Website | rct |
| ISSN | 0377-3515 |
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| Traditional Chinese | Dịch tùng | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Dịch tùng | ||||||||||||
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History
editRenditionswas established byChinese AmericantranslatorGeorge Kaowho was a visiting seniorfellowat RCT and contributed a number of translations to the journal himself.
Special issues
editSpecial issues include one on women's writing (issues 27 & 28, 1987) by writers from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong; the first anthology of Hong Kong literature in any language (issues 29 & 30, 1988); Chinese Impressions of the West (issues 53 & 54, 2000), which presents the experience and observations of those who journeyed to the West in the 19th century, as well as the impressions and opinions of those who had never been outside China; and poems, plays, stories and paintings aboutWang Zhaojun(issues 59 & 60, 2003), a Han court lady and celebrated beauty who married aXiongnuchieftain in 33 BCE.
Other publications
editIncluded under theRenditionsumbrella are other publications: a hard-cover and a paperback series. The hard-cover series was introduced in 1976, primarily for the library market in recognition of a core readership in the discipline of Chinese Studies in English-speaking countries. A paperback series was launched in 1986 to make high-quality translations available to a wider market. A special product introduced in 2002 is theRenditionspersonal digital assistantseries, sold directly on-line, featuring poetry selections and city stories especially chosen for readers interested in China or travelling to Asia. Out-of-print issues ofRenditionsjournal and titles from the Renditions paperback series are available on CD-ROM.
Online database
editAn online database that is searchable by author, translator, keyword and genre, indexing all translations published inRenditionsand the paperback and hard-cover series can be accessed on theRenditionswebsite. Since January 2007, the database also includes Chinese characters for titles and authors of all listed works.
References
edit- "The Renditions Experience 1973-2003", edited by Eva Hung. (Hong Kong: Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003).
- "'Renditions': 30 years of bringing Chinese literature to English readers" by Audrey Heijns, inTranslation Review,no. 66 (2003).
- "The Research Centre for Translation: A Mirror of Translation Studies in Hong Kong" by Eva Hung, inTranslation in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future,edited by Chan Sin-wai. (Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2001).
- "University Spearheads Literature’s Export Drive" Vincent Mak, inHong Kong Standard,20 March 1998.
- "Periodicals as Anthologies: A Study of Three English-Language Journals of Chinese Literature" by Eva Hung, inInternational Anthologies of Literature in Translation,edited by Harald Kittel. (Berlin: Erich Schmidt, 1995).
- "Between the Lines" by Kevin Kwong, inSouth China Morning Post,30 October 1993.
- "Editing a Chinese-English Translation Magazine" byGeorge Kao,inThe Art and Profession of Translation,edited by T.C. Lai. (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Translation Society, 1975).