A Study on the Upsurge of Translated Detective Story from the Perspective of Polysystem Theory

Xiuwen Zheng

Abstract


From 1890s to 1930s, the detective novels carried a big weight in Chinese literary works, with the characteristics of mass audience, large quantity and deep influence. Since detective novels were originally imported and translated into Chinese by translator, they have attracted the attention of a large of scholars. Base on the polysystem theory proposed by Itamar Even-Zohar, an Israeli literary theorist, this paper will analyze the reason for the rise and the increasing popularity of translated detective novel in that period.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22158/elsr.v4n5p33

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