Known as the wife of the famous British merchant Mr.Archibald John Little,Mrs.Archibald Little left many writings on local Chinese customs and cultures.However,more renowned is her consistent advocacy for Chinese wome...Known as the wife of the famous British merchant Mr.Archibald John Little,Mrs.Archibald Little left many writings on local Chinese customs and cultures.However,more renowned is her consistent advocacy for Chinese women's emancipation from foot binding,not only by establishing a“Natural Feet Society”in Shanghai,but also by giving numerous anti-footbinding speeches in Chinese cities.One particularly noticeable speech was given in Hong Kong in 1900.It received significant reactions from different social groups.Using Mrs.Little's own memoir and Hong Kong media coverage,we may be able to reveal the intertwined discursive competition surrounding the anti-footbinding movement.Motivated by a sense of mission to“enlighten,”Mrs.Little was a self-aware“civilized”savior.However,local newspaper reports on her anti-footbinding tour reflected little about the clash of civilizations but their exaggerated concern on the national subjugation and genocide.These two interpretations joined a competition to explain the anti-footbinding movement in late Qing China.展开更多
Midnight”is a poem written by Archibald· Lampman,a Canadian poet,who loved nature very much,but his poor health prevents him from being very active in the outdoor life.So he is often the quite, thoughtful observ...Midnight”is a poem written by Archibald· Lampman,a Canadian poet,who loved nature very much,but his poor health prevents him from being very active in the outdoor life.So he is often the quite, thoughtful observer of nature in his poems.This article mainly talks abouthow to appreciate the poem in the fol- lowing aspects:word selecting,rhyme,sentence structure and atmosphere.Afterreading thispoem,we cannotget rid of the air of horror and mystery.“Midnight”reveals another aspect of the nature:wild,rough and unknown. There is something else in the nature that can awe human beings even though we don tknow what it is.展开更多
文摘Known as the wife of the famous British merchant Mr.Archibald John Little,Mrs.Archibald Little left many writings on local Chinese customs and cultures.However,more renowned is her consistent advocacy for Chinese women's emancipation from foot binding,not only by establishing a“Natural Feet Society”in Shanghai,but also by giving numerous anti-footbinding speeches in Chinese cities.One particularly noticeable speech was given in Hong Kong in 1900.It received significant reactions from different social groups.Using Mrs.Little's own memoir and Hong Kong media coverage,we may be able to reveal the intertwined discursive competition surrounding the anti-footbinding movement.Motivated by a sense of mission to“enlighten,”Mrs.Little was a self-aware“civilized”savior.However,local newspaper reports on her anti-footbinding tour reflected little about the clash of civilizations but their exaggerated concern on the national subjugation and genocide.These two interpretations joined a competition to explain the anti-footbinding movement in late Qing China.
文摘Midnight”is a poem written by Archibald· Lampman,a Canadian poet,who loved nature very much,but his poor health prevents him from being very active in the outdoor life.So he is often the quite, thoughtful observer of nature in his poems.This article mainly talks abouthow to appreciate the poem in the fol- lowing aspects:word selecting,rhyme,sentence structure and atmosphere.Afterreading thispoem,we cannotget rid of the air of horror and mystery.“Midnight”reveals another aspect of the nature:wild,rough and unknown. There is something else in the nature that can awe human beings even though we don tknow what it is.
