Background
Wang, Zuoliang was born on February 12, 1916 in Shangyu, Zhejiang, China. Son of Yanlin and Yuelian (Yang) Wang.
( This book combines two collections of essays written by...)
This book combines two collections of essays written by the late professor Zuoliang Wang, works that explore the affinity between literatures and peoples, with special attention given to that between Chinese literature and western literature in the 20th century, and which underscore the role of translation therein. Both collections have been previously published in book form: Degrees of Affinity―Studies in Comparative Literature (1985) and A Sense of Beginning―Studies in Literature and Translation (1991). As a prominent literary critic, literary historian, translator and 20th-century Chinese poet, Wang has played a unique part in English education in China. His research interests range widely, from English literature through comparative literature to translation and cultural studies, fields in which he has made outstanding accomplishments. Wang pioneered the concept of “affinity” in talking about interactions between literatures and peoples, which has since won great acclaim from both critics and common readers at home and abroad. As he points out, “momentous changes often occur when a foreign literature satisfies a sore need of an indigenous literature, thus developing a strong affinity...” And translation can fulfill a crucial role in bringing about affinity between literatures and peoples. According to Professor Wang, “Nothing is more crucial in cultural contacts, not to say cultural interactions, than translation, particularly in a country that for long periods closed its doors to the outside world, like China.”
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Wang, Zuoliang was born on February 12, 1916 in Shangyu, Zhejiang, China. Son of Yanlin and Yuelian (Yang) Wang.
Bachelor, Tsing Hua U., 1939; Bachelor of Letters, Oxford (England) University, 1949.
Lecturer, Tsing Hua U., Peking, 1946-1947; professor, Foreign Studies U., Beijing, since 1949; vice president, Foreign Studies U., Beijing, 1981-1985; director Institute Researchs in Foreign Lits., Foreign Studies U., Beijing, since 1985. Senior fellow Chinese Academy Social Sciences, Beijing, since 1979. Member county Chinese Writers Association, Beijing, since 1985.
( This book combines two collections of essays written by...)
Member Shakespeare Society China (vice president since 1985), China Foreign Literature Association (v.p.1988-), China English Language Education Association (president 1983-1988), Modern Lang.Assn. American, Renaissance Society American.
Married Xu Xu, February 1, 1940. Children: Zhang, Yi, Jia, Jing, Li.
