The introduction of Dickens into China (1906–1960): A case study in target culture reception

Abstract

Using Charles Dickens as an example, the author of this article examines the social‐cultural factors which govern the introduction of foreign writers into a translation's receiving culture. This article demonstrates the way in which the image of the writer concerned, as welt as the categorization of his works, are subject to the prevailing target language's ideological and cultural trends.