LITERARY CULTURE ＆ THE HUMANITIES 1
Understanding American Literature from a Historical Perspective:Four Things for Chinese Students to Know&David PICKUS 1
The Recuperation of Hindu Manhood:Echoes of the Past in Present Day Hindu Nationalism&Abhik ROY,Michele L. HAMMERS 19
Tradition and Transformation&Qinghua XIAO 39
POETRY,POETICS ＆ TRANSLATION 46
The Case of the Mistaken"Jeweled Staircase"&Eugene Chen EOYANG 46
Translations of Chinese Poetry by Herbert A. Giles and Arthur Waley&Fusheng WU 55
The Crises of Modern Poetry&Huanguang XU 71
GENDER ＆ CULTURAL CRITIQUE 88
Incidents in the Life ofa Slave Girl and a Global Literature ofFemale Suffering&Joe LOCKARD,Penglu SHI 88
Chick Lit:Themes and Studies&Yingru LU 103
Lesbianism and Lesbian Theatre&Wencong WANG 113
MEDIA ＆ FILM STUDIES 124
Transforming Martial Arts for Global Consumption:Narrative Strategies of Crouching Tiger;Hidden Dragon&Jing YANG 124
INTRODUCTION TO KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS 138
Translation and Research of Chinese Literature in English-speaking World&Shunqing CAO,Ying LIU 138
The Chinese Localization ofForeign Marxist Literary Theory&Qilin FU 141
The Historical Significance ofthe Multi-national Literature Study&Xinjian XU 147
Semiotic Study ofChinese Culture Today:A Key Project&Yiheng ZHAO,Jia PENG 153