Modern Times: A Brief History of Enlightenment from the Golden Era of

from the Golden Era of the T'ang Dynasty to the present day

which includes her fiction and prose writing

it was denied appropriate recognition in its own time by the elites that set the tone for what was considered to be proper literature

本書通過考察十二個譯者、譯者群體和贊助人的個案，把清末民初以譯者為中心的翻譯出版史視為一個整體看待，既從「蟲眼」對譯者和贊助人進行微觀的細緻考證，也從「鳥眼」的視野宏觀地提出問題意識；既重視「內部史」，又注意「外部史」的研究；著力從脈絡化的方法入手，闡發有關翻譯史研究的新開拓和新思路。

Modern Times: A Brief History of Enlightenment from the Golden Era ofBy Li Boyuan Translated by Douglas Lancashire 1996 522 pages ISBN 962 7255 16 5 Li Boyuan's (1867 1906) observations on late Nineteenth Century China strike late Twentieth Century readers with remarkable freshness. The second half of the Nineteenth Century saw the emergence of a new consciousness in Chinese society. Questions concerning China's position in the world and her relationship with Western powers were the subject of nationwide discussion.