Comparative Literature

Chenyu received a B.A. in English from Shanghai International Studies University in 2016 and an M.A. in English Literature from Peking University in 2019. He joined the doctoral program in comparative literature at Brown in the same year. Chenyu took his major literature examination in British literature (and Renaissance humanism) and studies classics as a secondary field. He works primarily on early modern European literature, particularly Renaissance Latin texts. His current project investigates the reception of a rhetorical figure in the Later Middle Ages and the Renaissance, bringing together classical theorists of eloquence, obscure late antique theological texts, forgotten early modern proverbs, and major Renaissance authors. He is also interested in Classical Chinese philology, as well as the role that the Manchu language played in early modern Sino-European interface.

Chenyu enjoys cooking spicy food and playing the classical guitar, but never at the same time.

Education:

B.A. in English, Shanghai International Studies University, 2016
M.A. in English Literature, Peking University, 2019

Languages:

Chinese, English, French, Latin, Greek, Manchu