An exemplar of foreign literary classics studies with Chinese characteristics:A review of Milton's trilogy studies in the mainland of China from 2013 to 2022
Since Milton was introduced to China in 1832,the number of research articles and monographs on Milton's trilogy by scholars from the mainland of China has exceeded one hundred,with a soaring increase in the last decade(2013-2022)in particular.First,the research content has been extended in depth,especially in the following three dimensions:Milton's theological,ethical,and political ideas in the themes;the Devil and the Heroes in the characterization;the influence of the Renaissance cultural field on the style.Second,the research methodology has been innovated,represented by the employment of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research methods.This article,by taking Milton studies as an exemplar of foreign literary classics studies with Chinese characteristics,and by pointing out the immense space for development,hopes to show the direction for future Milton studies in the mainland of China and to provide certain methodological guidance for foreign literary classics studies in the mainland of China.
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