"What's Past Is Prologue": Medieval English Studies in China in Recent Decades (1978-2014).

Author / Editor
Hao, Tianhu

Title
"What's Past Is Prologue": Medieval English Studies in China in Recent Decades (1978-2014).

Published
Anglo-American Studies (Korea) 35 (2015): 183-202.

Description
Surveys translations and studies of medieval English literature produced in the People's Republic of China, commenting on the important role of Professor Li Fu-ning and describing translations, theses and dissertations, and critical books and essays. Emphasizes Chaucer throughout, with mention of "over 150" essays written about his works, and discusses various ideological and aesthetic approaches to translation and critical study.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism