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Literary Information in China
A History
Av Bruce Rusk, Anatoly Detwyler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
803 kr
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“Information” has become a core concept across the disciplines, yet it is still often seen as a unique feature of the Western world that became central only in the digital age. In this book, leading experts turn to China’s textual tradition to show the significance of information for …
Idle Talk
Av Jack W. Chen, David Schaberg
Häftad, 2013
575 kr
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Gossip and anecdote may be "idle talk," but they also serve to knit together individuals in society and to provide the materials through which literary culture and historical memory are constructed. This groundbreaking book provides a cultural history of gossip and anecdote in traditional China, …
Poetics of Sovereignty
On Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty
Av Jack W. Chen
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Emperor Taizong (r. 626–49) of the Tang is remembered as an exemplary ruler. This study addresses that aura of virtuous sovereignty and Taizong’s construction of a reputation for moral rulership through his own literary writings—with particular attention to his poetry. The author highlights the …
Literary History in and beyond China
Reading Text and World
Av Sarah M. Allen, Jack W. Chen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
501 kr
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Literary History in and beyond China: Reading Text and World explores the idea of literary history across the long span of the Chinese tradition. Although much scholarship on Chinese literature may be characterized as doing the work of literary history, there has been little theoretical engagement …
