Chapter 1 Introduction/1

  1.1 Confucius, the Analects, and its English Translations/1

  1.2 Theoretical Perspective The Metonymics of Translation/6

  i. 3 The Aim of This Book/9

  1.4 The Composition of This Book/11

Chapter 2 Literature Review/14

  2.1 Previous Research in China/15

  2.2 Previous Research Abroad/22

  2.3 Comments on Previous Research/24

Chapter 3 The Metonymics of Translation/26

Chapter 4 Translations of theAnalects by Scholars

      of Western Cultural Lineage/33

  4.1 Translations of the Analects by British Scholars/33

  4.2 Translations of the Analects by American Scholars/58

  4.3 Simon Leys' Translation/87

  4.4 Summary/91

Chapter 5 Translations of the Analects by

      Scholars of Chinese Cultural

      Lineage/97

  5.1 Translations by Scholars of Chinese Cultural

   Lineage (Ⅰ)/97

  5.2 Translations by Scholars of Chinese Cultural

   Lineage (Ⅱ)/111

  5.3 Summary/112

Chapter 6 The Metonymics of Translating the

       Analects (Ⅰ)/115

  6.1 The Two Traditions of Translating the Analects/115

  6.2 Conclusion/123

Chapter 7 The Metonymics of Translating the

       Analects (Ⅱ)/125

 7.1 Formal Considerations and Strategies/125

 7.2 The Translation of Names in the Analects/131

 7.3 Overall Objectives and Metonymic Choices/143

 7.4 Conclusions/144

Chapter 8 The Metonymics of Translating the

       Analects (Ⅲ)/146

 8.1 The Translation of Confucian Terms/146

 8.2 Conclusion/165

Chapter 9 Concluding Rernarks/167

 9.1 Conclusions/167

 9.2 Limitations of This Book/170

 9.3 Suggestions for Further Inquiry/172

References/173

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