《比较文学：东方与西方（20）（英文版）》为全英文学术研究论文集，收录国内外知名学者及新锐学者关于比较文学的优秀英文论文近20篇，具体讨论内容涉及翻译文学研究、欧洲文学研究、文学中的跨文化交流等方面的前沿问题，也有对传统与全球化背景下的现代性关系的思考，具有较高的学术价值。

LITERARY CULTURE & THE HUMANITIES
David PICKUS
Understanding American Literature from a Historical Perspective: Four Things for Chinese Students to Know
Abhik ROY, Michele L. HAMMERS
The Recuperation of Hindu Manhood: Echoes of the Past in Present Day Hindu Nationalism
Qinghua XIAO
Tradition and Transformation

POETRY, POETICS & TRANSLATION
Eugene Chen EO YANG
The Case of the Mistaken “Jeweled Staircase”
Fusheng WU
Translations of Chinese Poetry by Herbert A. Giles and Arthur Waley
Huanguang XU
The Crises of Modem Poetry

GENDER & CULTURAL CRITIQUE
Joe LOCKARD, Penglu SHI
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and a Global Literature of Female Suffering
Yingru LU
Chick Lit: Themes and Studies
Wencong WANG
Lesbianism and Lesbian Theatre

MEDIA & FILM STUDIES
Jing YANG
Transforming Martial Arts for Global Consumption: Narrative Strategies of Crouching Tiger; Hidden Dragon

INTRODUCTION TO KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
Shunqing CAO, Ying LIU
Translation and Research of Chinese Literature in English-speaking World
Qilin FU
The Chinese Localization of Foreign Marxist Literary Theory
Xinfian XU
The Historical Significance of the Multi-national Literature Study
Yiheng ZHAO, Jia PENG
Semiotic Study of Chinese Culture Today: A Key Project