美国文学研究的新视域——评《美国文学大辞典》

虞建华主编的《美国文学大辞典》是中国第一部原创的美国文学大辞典,不仅是优秀的信息查询工具,而且是作者学术理念的忠实体现;它拓展了美国文学的研究疆域,彰显了文学研究的文化视野,注重文学研究的回溯继承,强调文学研究的主体意识。在方便读者查阅的同时,必将潜移默化地发挥学术影响和规范作用。

A Companion to American Literature edited by Yu Jianhua, the first of its type in China, is an accessible information tool and a faithful embodiment of the writers＇ academic understandings. It broadens the field of American literary studies in China, and emphasizes the cultural horizon in literary studies, literature review of literary studies, and Chinese scholars＇ subjectivity, which will have great academic influence on the users.