Modern Chinese writer Yu Dafu continued composing classicalstyle poems for his whole life, claiming himself to be "a man infatuated with skeletons." This article interprets Yu's lyricism as a stylistic manifestatio...Modern Chinese writer Yu Dafu continued composing classicalstyle poems for his whole life, claiming himself to be "a man infatuated with skeletons." This article interprets Yu's lyricism as a stylistic manifestation of his personal and national anxieties that were stimulated by the transition of Chinese culture into modernity during the first half of the twentieth century. By examining Yu's status as a displaced loyalist both in his verses as well as in real life, I argue that Yu's loyalist rhetoric represents the identity crisis of a Chinese writer in confronting the menacing power struggles of the modern world.展开更多
The introduction and translation of Sylvia Plath's (1932-63) poetry into Chinese in the 198os had a significant impact on women's poetry in contemporary China, particularly the work of Zhai Yongming (b. 1955) an...The introduction and translation of Sylvia Plath's (1932-63) poetry into Chinese in the 198os had a significant impact on women's poetry in contemporary China, particularly the work of Zhai Yongming (b. 1955) and Lu Yimin (b. 1962). Expanding on Lawrence Venuti's theory of translation and intertextuality, this article explores the relationship between Chinese translations of Plath and the poetry of Zhai and Lu. It examines four sets of Plath translations and the accompanying paratextual commentaries, demonstrating how Plath's Chinese translators inscribe their individual interpretations onto their translations. It shows how these texts are integral in shaping the early poetic output of Zhai and Lu, who further recontextualize Plath through their own poetry, revealing how Plath has been understood, evaluated, and transformed in contemporary China. Ultimately, this process results in a bold new gendered poetics that marks a turning point in Chinese women's writing.展开更多
Based on the relationships between the regional tree-ring chronology(RC) of moisture-sensitive Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica and the monthly mean maximum temperature,annual precipitation and annual runoff,a reconstru...Based on the relationships between the regional tree-ring chronology(RC) of moisture-sensitive Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica and the monthly mean maximum temperature,annual precipitation and annual runoff,a reconstruction of the runoff of the Yimin River was performed for the period 1868-2002.The model was stable and could explain 52.2% of the variance for the calibration period of 1956-2002.During the past 135 years,21 extremely dry years and 19 extremely wet years occurred.These years represented 15.6% and 14.1% of the total study period,respectively.Six severe drought events lasting two years or more occurred in 1950-1951,1986-1987,1905-1909,1926-1928,1968-1969 and 1919-1920.Four wetter events occurred during 1954-1959,1932-1934,1939-1940 and 1990-1991.Comparisons with other tree-ring-based streamflow reconstructions or chronologies for surrounding areas supplied a high degree of confidence in our reconstruction.Power spectrum and wavelet analyses suggested that the reconstructed annual runoff variation in the Hulun Buir region and surrounding area could be associated with large-scale atmospheric-oceanic variability,such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation(PDO) and El Ni o-Southern Oscillation(ENSO),and sunspot activity.展开更多
文摘Modern Chinese writer Yu Dafu continued composing classicalstyle poems for his whole life, claiming himself to be "a man infatuated with skeletons." This article interprets Yu's lyricism as a stylistic manifestation of his personal and national anxieties that were stimulated by the transition of Chinese culture into modernity during the first half of the twentieth century. By examining Yu's status as a displaced loyalist both in his verses as well as in real life, I argue that Yu's loyalist rhetoric represents the identity crisis of a Chinese writer in confronting the menacing power struggles of the modern world.
文摘The introduction and translation of Sylvia Plath's (1932-63) poetry into Chinese in the 198os had a significant impact on women's poetry in contemporary China, particularly the work of Zhai Yongming (b. 1955) and Lu Yimin (b. 1962). Expanding on Lawrence Venuti's theory of translation and intertextuality, this article explores the relationship between Chinese translations of Plath and the poetry of Zhai and Lu. It examines four sets of Plath translations and the accompanying paratextual commentaries, demonstrating how Plath's Chinese translators inscribe their individual interpretations onto their translations. It shows how these texts are integral in shaping the early poetic output of Zhai and Lu, who further recontextualize Plath through their own poetry, revealing how Plath has been understood, evaluated, and transformed in contemporary China. Ultimately, this process results in a bold new gendered poetics that marks a turning point in Chinese women's writing.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(40890051 and 41171170)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-Q1-01 and KZZD-EW-04)+2 种基金the One-hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology Foundation(SKLLQG1102)Baoji University of Arts and Sciences(ZK11063)
文摘Based on the relationships between the regional tree-ring chronology(RC) of moisture-sensitive Pinus sylvestris var.mongolica and the monthly mean maximum temperature,annual precipitation and annual runoff,a reconstruction of the runoff of the Yimin River was performed for the period 1868-2002.The model was stable and could explain 52.2% of the variance for the calibration period of 1956-2002.During the past 135 years,21 extremely dry years and 19 extremely wet years occurred.These years represented 15.6% and 14.1% of the total study period,respectively.Six severe drought events lasting two years or more occurred in 1950-1951,1986-1987,1905-1909,1926-1928,1968-1969 and 1919-1920.Four wetter events occurred during 1954-1959,1932-1934,1939-1940 and 1990-1991.Comparisons with other tree-ring-based streamflow reconstructions or chronologies for surrounding areas supplied a high degree of confidence in our reconstruction.Power spectrum and wavelet analyses suggested that the reconstructed annual runoff variation in the Hulun Buir region and surrounding area could be associated with large-scale atmospheric-oceanic variability,such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation(PDO) and El Ni o-Southern Oscillation(ENSO),and sunspot activity.