Scope and Contents
The Achilles Fang Papers document the professional and personal relationship between Achilles Fang and Ezra Pound. The papers consist of correspondence and writings, most of which date from between 1950 and 1954. The correspondence principally concerns Fang's efforts to assist Pound in the transliteration of Chinese characters and in the publication of his Confucian translations. Writings include galley proofs of and Fang's introduction to Pound's The Classic Anthology as Defined by Confucious. The bulk of the writings are drafts of Fang's doctoral dissertation, "Material for the Study of Pound's Cantos."
Dates
- 1947-1958
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Achilles Fang Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ilse M. Fang on the Ezra Pound Fund, 1997. Gift of Ilse M. Fang, 1997.
Arrangement
Organized into two series: I. Correspondence, 1947-1958. II. Writings, 1954-1956.
Extent
3.26 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Abstract
The Achilles Fang Papers document the professional and personal relationship between Achilles Fang and Ezra Pound. The papers consist of correspondence and writings, most of which date from between 1950 and 1954. The correspondence principally concerns Fang's efforts to assist Pound in the transliteration of Chinese characters and in the publication of his Confucian translations. Writings include galley proofs of and Fang's introduction to Pound's The Classic Anthology as Defined by Confucious. The bulk of the writings are drafts of Fang's doctoral dissertation, Material for the Study of Pound's Cantos.
Achilles Fang (1910-1995)
Achilles Fang, sinologist and comparatist. At Harvard University, Fang wrote his 1958 doctoral disseration entitled "Material for the Study of Pound's Cantos" and became friendly with Pound in the process. Fang became Pound's primary correspondent and source on Chinese topics, assisting Pound with his translation work on The Classic Anthology as Defined by Confucious.
Processing Information
This collection includes materials previously identified as the Ezra Pound Correspondence with Achilles Fang, 1950-1968, YCAL MSS 99, and the Achilles Fang Papers (addition), Uncat ZA MS 521. In July 2011, the two collections were consolidated under one title and call number.
- Title
- Guide to the Achilles Fang Papers
- Author
- by Molly Wheeler
- Date
- July 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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