Scriptorium

Scriptoriums were where books were made in medieval Europe. However, "The Scriptorium" is not a book about medieval manuscripts or their copyists. Rather, it is a personal literary geography by poet and PhD holder in medieval literature, a reading journal documenting the writers and works that profoundly influenced her formative years. Her appreciation and interpretation of Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, the "Pearl" poets, Angela Carter, and even Michelangelo not only demonstrates the exquisite delicacy of a craftsman's craft but also demonstrates her efforts to build a true home in this dislocated and fragmented world through the craft of writing. The end of this book's reading will also mark the beginning of another, and perhaps even more.
"Among China's younger generation of English literature scholars, Huiyi stands out. She possesses the acumen and pen of a poet, and her recent in-depth study and training in Western European medieval culture has given her a painter's eye. In these twenty or so lavishly illustrated essays, she leisurely navigates poetry, fiction, criticism, painting, maps, and television dramas, offering a feast of color, flavor, and beauty for readers who truly appreciate literature and art."
——Ye Yang (Professor of Comparative Literature, University of California, Riverside)
Huiyi's book is dazzling, fluent, and accessible; it's a kaleidoscope of pseudo-popular scholarship: I peeked into the author's private, cross-dimensional cross-dressing in the scriptorium. If you have a taste for Western learning and are clever enough, you can see it too.
—Lu Li’an (Vice Dean of the School of Foreign Languages ​​and Literature, Fudan University, and Professor of the English Department)
"Between the long tradition of writing since the Middle Ages and a small study, you can understand the journey of a writer."
—Xu Zhiyuan (writer, co-founder of One Way Space)
◎ “Reading Huiyi’s book, I suspect it is a Taoist monk named Duobao who entered the world as a woman, giving alms through her writings, saving others and herself. The book is full of wonders and illusions, leaving readers spellbound.”
——Fan Ye (Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Peking University)

2018-08-01

华东师范大学出版社

348

9787567579996