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A Guide to Chinese Literature (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies)
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Description for A Guide to Chinese Literature (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies)
Paperback. A new supplement to courses on Chinese or World literature in translation. Translator(s): Haft, Lloyd. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
For at least three thousand years, literature has played a central role in Chinese culture. Even in the most recent times, literary works and their authors have stood in the spotlight of social and political debates that affected the lives of millions. This great respect for literature, together with China’s long history of writing and printing techniques, has resulted in a vast body of writings from past eras, while present-day literary production is so extensive that even the specialist can hardly keep abreast.
A Guide to Chinese Literature provides a broad sketch of this vast terrain. The book is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
Series
Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
ISBN
9780892641239
SKU
V9780892641239
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99-50
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Wilt L. IDEMA is Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature at Harvard University. Llyod L. HAFT is Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature at Leiden University.
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