Frontiers in Educational Research, 2020, 3(10); doi: 10.25236/FER.2020.031011.
Zhou Hui
Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, China
Based on the achievements upon Dragonwings(1975)in the last thirty years from foreign and domestic academic fields, this article presents a comprehensive review of the relevant research from such aspects as culture, history, image shaping, narratology etc., pointing out that there are some biased opinions from subjective interpretations which need to be probed into. Therefore, the following four aspects are proposed to be carried out in the future: to establish an objective awareness of cultural criticism; to broaden the horizons of inter-cultural and interdisciplinary research; to summarize Yep’s writing characteristics and rules on character portraying in a comparative perspective; to focus on the domestic translation and dissemination upon Dragonwings.
Dragonwings, Review, Chinese american literature
Zhou Hui. An Overview of Studies in Dragonwings. Frontiers in Educational Research (2020) Vol. 3 Issue 10: 49-53. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2020.031011.
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