Retrospection and reflection — the translation of Spanish literature in China in the last hundred years

Abstract

The introduction of Spanish literature is an essential part of the research on foreign literature in China during the modern and contemporary times. We specify its trajectory in four stages, including: emancipation in the New Culture Movement, ups and downs in the period from the founding of the People’s Republic of China to the end of 1970s, vindication from the Reform and Opening Up in 1978 to the new millennium, and prosperity from then to the present. This publication process reflects the manipulation of hypertextual factors such as political ideology, social psychology and cultural environment at different times in translation activities. The Spanish literature translation system in China has gradually matured in the multicultural environment, at the same time, it is also facing new problems that require novel solutions.