江澜

Jiang Lan is an author about whom little public information is available; details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the four works held in the library, Jiang Lan focuses on a systematic survey and introduction of ancient Roman literature, having written A History of Ancient Roman Literature (3 volumes) as well as separate histories of Roman drama, poetry, and prose. These works are organized by genre, covering the major forms of drama, poetry, and prose, and together they form a complete account of ancient Roman literature from the general to the specific. The writing centers on the arrangement of historical sources and commentary on works, with a clear structure, making it suitable as an introductory and reference resource for understanding the development of ancient Roman literature and giving it value in popularizing classical literature for Chinese readers.