The School of Translation had the honour of hosting a series of public lectures and master classes from mid-February to mid-March by Professor John Minford, world-renowned sinologist and literary translator. Having translated into English prominent works in Chinese culture such as The Story of the Stone(with David Hawkes), The Art of War, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio and The I Ching, Professor Minford has the hands-on, in-depth experience to speak on culture and translation with the level of authority which few in today’s world can attain.

In the opening talk, Professor Minford introduced the central theme of the series translators as actual human beings, and the importance of self-cultivation; (formation in French) in the formation of lineages of translators.