Abstract
ABSTRACTBy analyzing the nuances in the four Chinese translations of Hélène Cixous’ écriture féminine, this essay examines the transformation and appropriation of the term from French to English and then to Chinese. The analysis shows that the term has largely been used to describe the literary writings written by women in the Chinese context, different from the original reference to the feminine feature of literary writing. Based on this analysis, further observation is made by drawing into consideration the political, the social and the cultural context in which the term was translated into Chinese together with other Western feminist theories in the 1990s, especially with regard to the organized publication of Chinese women’s literature on a large scale. It is observed that the appropriation of the term in China satisfies the national need for female voice and female subjectivity in literature.
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