Theresa Hyun

List of John Benjamins publications in which Theresa Hyun is involved.

Articles

Hyun, Theresa 2009 Translating Indian poetry in the Colonial Period in Korea Decentering Translation Studies: India and beyond, Wakabayashi, Judy and Rita Kothari (eds.), pp. 145–160 | Article

This paper focuses on how, via English as relay language, Koreans under Japanese rule turned to translations of Indian poetry, inspired by Indians’ anticolonial struggles and interest in how these poets transmitted Asian emotions and spiritual outlook. Translations of Rabindranath Tagore’s works… read more

Hyun, Theresa 1992 Translation Policy and Literary/Cultural Changes in Early Modern Korea (1895-1921) Target 4:2, pp. 191–208 | Article

This article gives an overview of the relationship between the establishment of translation policy and literary/cultural shifts during the first two decades of the twentieth century in Korea. During the Kae Hwa ("Enlightenment") period, 1895-1910, translations were undertaken primarily for didactic… read more