Consonances and dissonances in the Chinese translation of Ariel by José Enrique Rodó
Consonances and dissonances in the Chinese translation of Ariel by José Enrique Rodó
Author(s): Manuel Pavón-BelizónSubject(s): Political Theory, History of ideas, Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature, Translation Studies, Sociology of Literature
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Ústav svetovej literatúry
Keywords: Latin American thought; José Enrique Rodó; Chinese reception; Paratexts; Chinese-Spanish translation
Summary/Abstract: This article examines the 2021 Chinese translation of Ariel (1900) by Uruguayan thinker José Enrique Rodó, a seminal text in Latin American intellectual history. Through analysis of the paratexts produced by its translator, editors, and commentators, it explores how Ariel is connected with current Chinese intellectual interests. The study addresses the discursive strategies used in the paratexts to emphasize those aspects of Rodó’s work that align with the sociopolitical outlook of its promoters in Chinese, while also neutralizing the text’s conservative and Eurocentric elements.
Journal: World Literature Studies
- Issue Year: 18/2026
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 41-52
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
