Eoyang mss., circa 1974-1980.
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
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Creator
Eoyang, Eugene Chen.
TitleEoyang mss., circa 1974-1980.
Collection No.
LMC 2563
Extent
750 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Eoyang mss., ca. 1974-1980, consist primarily of the correspondence and
papers of Indiana University Professor of Comparative Literature, Eugene Chen Eoyang, relating to his translations from Chinese
into English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Eugene Chen Eoyang was a Professor of Comparative Literature at University of Indiana who actively translated Chinese literature
into English.
Scope and Content Note
Included are files pertaining to
Ai Qing: Selected Poems, translated by Eugene Chen Eoyang, et al.
(Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1982);
Chinese Women Poets: An anthology of Poetry and
Criticism from Ancient Times to 1911
(Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1999);
Sunflower Splendor:
Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry
(Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1977); and
The Coldest Winter in Peking (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978). The files are arranged in the
above book title order and included in each is correspondence, drafts of poems, etc. translated by
Eoyang and reviews or promotional materials. For
The Coldest Winter in Peking there is also a draft and
final typescript for the "Translator's Introduction."
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift 2007.
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Eoyang mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff.
Box 1
Ai Qing: Selected Poems. Includes correspondence, some translation drafts, and materials relating to IU Press publication.
(4 folders)
Chinese Women Poets: An anthology of Poetry and Criticism from Ancient Times to 1911. Includes correspondence, translation drafts and material relating to publication of the poems translated by Eugene Eoyang.
(2 folders)
Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry. Includes correspondence, 1974-1977 ; reviews, publicity/promotion, etc.
(2 folders)
Box 2
The Coldest Winter in Peking. Includes correspondence, 1976-1980 Translator's Introduction—draft and final typescript; and miscellaneous material—some in Chinese.
(5 folders)
