Abstract
This is a critical review of volume 1 of the 2012 revised translation of the classical Chinese vernacular novel Xiyou ji (The Journey to the West) by the late Dr. Anthony Yu (1938 - 2015), former Professor Emeritus in Humanities and in the Divinity School at The University of Chicago. It represents the first of four volumes of a thorough overhaul of the first edition, published originally from 1977 to 1983; this complete edition in 4 volumes and almost 1,900 pages (including extensive introduction, endnotes and index) appeared simultaneously on December 17, 2012. It is a result of the translator’s lifetime engagement with the novel, as well as his expertise in religious studies and comparative literature.
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Škultéty, Radovan.
"Review of The Journey to the West, Vol. 1, Translated and edited by Anthony C. Yu."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
22.4
(2020):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.3435>
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