Journal of Literary Writing and Evaluation
JLWE, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2026, pp.149-156.
Print ISSN: 3078-8129; Online ISSN: 3104-5073
Journal homepage: https://www.lwejournal.com
DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/jlwe260115rmnar
Wang Hao, Wang Ruhui
Abstract: This review examines Ou Rong’s co-authored Museum of Words: European and American Interart Poetics (2022), a brilliant work of interart studies which offers a systematic survey of the historical evolution and conceptual reorientation of modern interart poetics through its “Theoretical Survey” and “Critical Practice” sections. A primary contribution of the volume is the redefinition of “ekphrasis” as a dynamic transformation across different artistic media and sign systems, thereby challenging the long-standing privileging of textuality in literary criticism. Furthermore, the book moves beyond Eurocentrism by integrating Chinese aesthetic traditions and employing innovative methodologies, including digital humanities. Ultimately, this work serves as both a retrospective synthesis and a forward-looking intervention that reshapes the paradigm of literary studies in the digital age.
Keywords: Museum of Words: European and American Interart Poetics; Ou Rong; Ekphrasis; yigefuhuan; interart poetics
Author Biographies: Wang Hao, Lecturer of English Department, School of Foreign Language Studies, Wenzhou Medical University. Research Area: Comparative Literature and Interart Poetics. Wang Ruhui, undergraduate at the School of International Studies, Hangzhou Normal University. Research Area: Interart Poetics. E-mail: wrhofficial@126.com.
题目：探访缪斯的新居所：《语词博物馆：欧美跨艺术诗学研究》述评
摘要：本文评述了欧荣及其研究团队的新著《语词博物馆：欧美跨艺术诗学研究》（2022）。该书通过“理论爬梳”与“批评实践”两大部分，系统梳理了跨艺术诗学的历史演变，并剖析了该领域的现代转向。其核心贡献在于将“艺格符换”（ekphrasis）重新定义为不同艺术媒介与符号系统之间的动态转化，挑战了文学研究中长期存在的文本中心主义。此外，该书打破了欧洲中心主义，将中国美学传统纳入对话，并融合了数字人文等创新研究方法。该著作不仅是对跨艺术研究传统的总结，更是对数字化时代文学研究范式的积极重构，是该领域的里程碑之作。
关键词：语词博物馆：欧美跨艺术诗学研究；欧荣；艺格符换；跨艺术诗学
作者简介：王豪，温州医科大学外国语学院英语系教师，研究方向：比较文学，跨艺术诗学。电邮：wanghao@wmu.edu.cn；王茹慧，杭州师范大学外国语学院研究生，研究方向：跨艺术诗学。电邮：wrhofficial@126.com。
Received: 29 Mar 2026 / Revised: 21 Apr 2026 / Accepted: 21 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.
