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Huang, Guobin 黃國彬 (1946- ), 1997-1998, 2002-2003, 2005

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Identifier: 0011_PER_DHawkes_Series_3_Folder_24

Consists chiefly of correspondence from Wong Kwok Pun Laurence(黃國彬)to David Hawkes or John Minford. Also includes works by Laurence Wong. Arranged chronologically.

-Letter from Laurence Wong to Hawkes. August 1, 1997. 1 sheet ; 30 cm. Printout, signed. On remembering the exciting moment that Laurence first read David's A Little Primer of Tu Fu, Chu Tzu, The Story of the Stone, and expressing thanks for commenting on Dante's passage (Note 2)

-譯龍點睛:談中國古典詩動境的英譯。作者黄國彬。抽印本 1 冊 (頁 1-18) ; 21 cm. 南大語言文化學報 ; 第 1 卷第 2 期。黃國彬致 David Hawkes 簽名本,日期:Oct. 21, 1997 (Note 2)

-A study of the literary translations of the Hong lou meng : with special reference to David Hawkes's English version. By Laurence Wong. 1998. 2 sheets (photocopy). Title page and contents of Laurence's Ph.D. thesis (Note 2)

-Facsimile from Laurence Wong to John Minford. 6/6/2002. 1 sheet. Printout, signed. Includes poem 說英語的石頭--致霍克斯教授, which was later included, together with English translation under title "The English stone" by John Minford, in the birthday book for David Hawkes. With handwritten correction. Accompanied by 1 photocopy with handwritten text of the poem (Note 2)

-Letter from Laurence Wong to David Hawkes. Oct. 29, 2003. 1 sheet. Holograph, signed. On looking forward to reading more Chinese classics translated into English by David (Note 2)

-Letter from Laurence Wong to David Hawkes. June 2, 2005. 2 sheets. Typescript, signed. On hoping David has more time to translate more Chinese classics into English, and translating Dante's work (Note 2)

Dates

  • 1997-1998, 2002-2003, 2005

Language of Materials

Chiefly in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Accessibility level = 1 (Totally open to public on the online archive; physically available upon request made to CUHK Library or Prof. John Minford)

Conditions Governing Use

Note 1: Contains personal data or sensitive information; access restricted
Note 2: Copyright restrictions may apply

Extent

6 item(s)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the CUHK Library Archival Collections Repository

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