Libraly Journal

Libraly Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 147-152.

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A Brief Introduction to Guo Dongchen’s the Biography of Blessed Friar Odoric in the Library of Hubei Province

Gong Zejun (Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences of Chongqing University)Yang Mei (College of Chinese Language and Culture of Sichuan International Studies University)   

  • Online:2022-02-15 Published:2022-02-23
  • About author:Gong Zejun (Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences of Chongqing University) Yang Mei (College of Chinese Language and Culture of Sichuan International Studies University)

Abstract: The Biography of Blessed Friar Odoric translated by Guo Dongchen was collected in the Library of Hubei Province. It was published at the College of Chongzheng in the fifteenth year of Guangxu(1889). It was the earliest Chinese translation of Italian Franciscan Friar Odoric’s travelogues to the East. This book in the Library of Hubei Province was damaged and lost one page. In the prefaces of Hu Hong and Guo Dongchen the translation’s process was explained in detail. The book contained the Friar Odoric’s travel, many events of Friar Odoric and Guo Dongchen’s notes. This book was quoted by scholars who studied the spread of Catholicism in China and the history of communication between China and the West. It is of great value to the studies of the spread of Catholicism in China and the history of communication between China and the West.