Tracing Jo March in China

A Corpus-Based Cognitive Stylistic Study of Characterization in Chinese Translations of Little Women
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-35380-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book explores Jo March's portrayal in Chinese translations of Little Women over the past century, using narratology, gender studies, cognitive stylistics, and descriptive translation studies to analyze her representation across surface structure, textbase, and situation model.

The findings reveal the diachronic evolution of Jo March's characterization, from a masculine-coded figure to a hyperfeminine subject, and finally to a more individualistic heroine. This illuminates the interaction between ideologies, patronage, and the agency of translators in different historical contexts. The theoretical expansion and triangulated, mixed-methods approach open up new avenues for interdisciplinary research into translated fiction, shedding new light on protagonists in the bildungsroman genre. The book has implications for translation practice, literary pedagogy, and cross-cultural studies.

It is intended for scholars, researchers, and students of translation studies, comparative literature, gender studies, narratology, cognitive stylistics, and descriptive translation studies. It will also be of interest to readers of children’s literature.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tao, Yuan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction  2. From Life to Literature: Alcott’s Feminist Narrative of Selfhood, Feminist Role Model, and Generic Innovation  3. Theoretical Insights into Characterization, Descriptive Translation Studies, and Feminist Translation  4. Research Design and Methodology  5. Data Analysis  6. Research Findings and Discussion  7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Yuan Tao is Associate Professor of Translation Studies at Dalian University of Technology, China. She received her doctoral degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research interests include literary and multimodal translation, and her work has appeared in Target, Women’s Studies, and Archiv Orientalni.