“To write for children, and to write well”: Protestant Mission Presses and the Development of Children’s Literature in Late-nineteenth and Early-twentieth century China

This article uses a new historicist approach to examine the complex relationships between translators, writers, and missionary publishers in China, and their financial supporters in the United States and Britain to demonstrate how they influenced the development of Chinese children’s literature. It...

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Published in:	Barnboken 2016-01, Vol.39
Main Author:	Shih-Wen, Sue Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	eng ; dan
Subjects:	19th century 20th century Authorship Bibliographic literature Biographies Children Childrens literature China Chinese children’s literature Chinese languages Christianity Interpreters Literary characters Literary devices Literary influences Literary translation Literature mission presses Missionaries Narrative techniques Narratives Publishing publishing history Publishing industry Readers Short stories Source materials translation Translators Writers
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