Timothy BillingsTimothy Billings is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Middlebury College, where his expertise spans classical Chinese literature and Shakespeare. Billings has edited and translated three award-winning bilingual critical editios that draw upon Chinese sources: Victor Segalen’s Stèles / 古今碑錄 (with Christopher Bush), Matteo Ricci’s Essay on Friendship / 交友論: One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince, and Ezra Pound’s Cathay / 耀. His work bridges the gap between Eastern and Western literary traditions and enriches the study and appreciation of classical Chinese poetry and its influence on global literature. Read More Read Less