Chronology Entry
Year
1926
Text
Catel, Jean. Review of Fir flower tablets. In : Le mercure de France (1926).
Catel praised the accuracy and flavor of the English renderings of Chinese poems. However, after reading the McNair publication of the letters between Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell, he recants : "Chinese poetry was to Amy Lowell the most delicate of dishes, her collaborating with Florence Ayscough a means of justifying her approach to it. The oriental flavor has evaporated under the touch, however, delicate, of a Western hand."
Catel praised the accuracy and flavor of the English renderings of Chinese poems. However, after reading the McNair publication of the letters between Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell, he recants : "Chinese poetry was to Amy Lowell the most delicate of dishes, her collaborating with Florence Ayscough a means of justifying her approach to it. The oriental flavor has evaporated under the touch, however, delicate, of a Western hand."
Mentioned People (2)
Ayscough, Florence Wheelock
(Shanghai 1875 [not 1878]-1942 Chicago, Ill.) : Schriftstellerin, Übersetzerin, Gattin von Harley F. MacNair
Lowell, Amy
(Brookline, Mass. 1874-1925 Brookline, Mass.) : Dichterin, Frauenrechtlerin
[No Chinese translations until 2014].
[No Chinese translations until 2014].
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Roberts, Janet. Amy Lowell : the fragrance of adapted Chinese verse in "Fir flower tablets". In : Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (China in Shanghai) ; vol. 74, no 1 (2010). | Publication / Low7 |