J. H. Prynne and China: Over Forty Years of Academic Engagement and Poetic Dialogue

Abstract

Jeremy H. Prynne, the preeminent British poet and leading figure of the Cambridge School of Poetry, enjoys an extensive body of work with far-reaching influence, and has maintained frequent exchanges with China’s academic and poetic circles. As a contemporary representative of the Cambridge School, Prynne has exerted a profound impact on China’s foreign language academia, particularly scholars engaged in th research on British. Besides delivering lectures at universities in Jiangsu, Guangdong, Hunan and other provinces, Prynne has kept extensive connections with avant-garde poets and helped promote Chinese avant-garde poetry onto the global stage. With a deep personal affinity for China, Prynne’s four decades of academic engagement and poetic dialogue here exemplify his acute insight and profound erudition as a distinguished poet and literary critic, leaving a pivotal imprint on the research and teaching of British and American literature in the country.