Book Review: Ideas and Methods: The Writing of British Literary History Within the Framework of Chinese Discourse by Dongmei Wang.

Dongmei Wang's book, "Ideas and Methods: The Writing of British Literary History Within the Framework of Chinese Discourse," examines the influence of Chinese discourse on the writing of British literary history in China from 1920 to the present. Wang's research is based on an extensive database of historical material made possible by new electronic technologies. The book explores the impact of Chinese conceptions of literature, views of literary history, and historiographical methods on the writing of British literary history in China. It also discusses the issue of canon formation and the presence of Chinese discourse in Chinese books of British literary history. This book is recommended for those interested in Sino-British literary relations. [Extracted from the article]