Introduction. Writing the East from the Rest of the West -- "Illusion Is More Beautiful Than Reality" -- "To Show the Real Truth" -- "My Pride as a White Man Fully Woke Up" -- "As It Has Not Been Made Known by Chinese Writers Themselves" -- Conclusion. The Lure of Translation.
Summary:
"This book brings to light the ways Spanish writers relied on English- and French-language sources to imagine China and how this dependence on translation created the illusion of a homogeneous West"-- Provided by publisher.
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