Jin Ping Mei English Translations

This book investigates the English translations and adaptations of the sixteenth century classic Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei . Acclaimed the ‘No.1 Marvellous Book’ of the Ming dynasty, Jin Ping Mei was banned soon after its appearance, due to the inclusion of graphically explicit sexual descriptions. So far there have been more than a dozen English adaptations and translations of the novel. Working within the framework of descriptive translation studies, this book provides a translational history