Title: From Misreading to Integration: On the History of Studies of Li Sao in Britain and America

Abstract: The study of Li Sao in British and American academic circles has taken place over 100 years. However, previous studies mostly focused on a certain stage or a sinologist, and the overall trajectory of British and American Li Sao research is still a blind spot. In fact, the research and dissemination process of Li Sao in British and American academic circles since the late Qing Dynasty can be divided into three stages: misreading in the 19th century, the perspective of “the other” in the 20th century, and the integration of the Chinese and Western perspective in the 21st century. Summarizing the overall characteristics of British and American research history of Li Sao from the perspective of Chinese and Western comparison is conducive to the future research of Li Sao from a cross-cultural perspective.

Keywords: misreading, integration, overseas sinology, Li Sao

Author: Jun Feng, Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Changsha University, Changhai, Hunan, China.

DOI: 10.19967/j.cnki.flc.2022.03.005