"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 Chen, Shih-Wen 2016, "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, Barnboken – journal of children's literature research, vol. 39, pp. 1-20, doi: 10.14811/clr.v39i0.252. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads chen-towritefor-2016.pdf Published version application/pdf 1.41MB 161 Title "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 Author(s) Chen, Shih-Wen orcid.org/0000-0002-4110-7985 Journal name Barnboken – journal of children's literature research Volume number 39 Start page 1 End page 20 Total pages 20 Publisher Swedish Institute for Children's Books Place of publication Stockholm, Sweden Publication date 2016 ISSN 2000-4389 Keyword(s) Chinese children's literature children's literature translation publishing history mission presses Summary This article uses a new historicist approach to examine the complexrelationships between translators, writers, and missionary publishersin China, and their financial supporters in the United States and Britainto demonstrate how they influenced the development of Chinese children’sliterature. It focuses on the case of the American Presbyterian MissionPress, Chinese Religious Tract Society, and Christian Literature Societyfor China, publishers of many texts for children. The article argues thatthe Western mission presses shaped Chinese children’s literature in thelate nineteenth and early twentieth century by introducing new narrativesthrough translation, highlighting the importance of including visual imagesin children’s texts by importing electrotypes and lithographic printsfrom the United States and Britain, and training Chinese students in newengraving and printing techniques which enabled them to establish theirown publishing houses. Language eng DOI 10.14811/clr.v39i0.252 Field of Research 200517 Literature In Chinese 200503 British and Irish Literature 2005 Literary Studies Socio Economic Objective 950203 Languages and Literature HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, The Author Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30088210 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Communication and Creative Arts Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 24 Oct 2016, 13:05:57 EST Mon, 24 Oct 2016, 13:06:49 EST Thu, 27 Oct 2016, 08:38:34 EST Mon, 19 Dec 2016, 08:25:05 EST Thu, 05 Jan 2017, 05:04:08 EST Mon, 09 Jan 2017, 12:02:42 EST Mon, 09 Jan 2017, 12:04:34 EST Wed, 26 Jul 2017, 13:31:19 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:41:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 550 Abstract Views, 163 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 19 Dec 2016, 08:25:05 EST

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