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| Product ID: | 9780195392067 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Title: | Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction |
| Authors: | Author: Sabina Knight |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Economics, Finance, Business and Management, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Economics, finance, business & management, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book tells the story of Chinese literature, from prehistory to the present, in terms of literary culture''s key role in supporting social and political concerns. A welcome guide for teachers, students, and lay readers, Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction honours traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encompassing history and philosophy, as well as the evolution of poetry and poetics, storytelling, drama, and the novel. Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China''s survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns. Embracing traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encompassing history and philosophy as well as poetry and poetics, storytelling, drama, and the novel, Sabina Knight discusses the philosophical foundations of literary culture as well as literature''s power to address historical trauma and cultivate moral and sensual passions. From ancient historical records through the modernization and globalization of Chinese literature, Knight draws on lively examples to underscore the close relationship between ethics and aesthetics, as well as the diversity of Chinese thought. Knight also illuminates the role of elite patronage; the ways literature has served the interests of specific groups; and questions of canonization, language, nationalism, and cross-cultural understanding. The book includes Chinese characters for names, titles, and key terms. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-02-23 |
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