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David Der-Wei Wang - A New Literary History of Modern China - 9780674967915 - V9780674967915
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A New Literary History of Modern China

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Description for A New Literary History of Modern China Hardback. Featuring over 140 Chinese and non-Chinese contributors, this landmark volume, edited by David Der-wei Wang, explores unconventional forms as well as traditional genres, emphasizes Chinese authors' influence on foreign writers as well as China's receptivity to outside literary influences, and offers vibrant contrasting voices and points of view. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei. Num Pages: 644 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 25 x 16. .
Literature, from the Chinese perspective, makes manifest the cosmic patterns that shape and complete the world--a process of worlding that is much more than mere representation. In that spirit, A New Literary History of Modern China looks beyond state-sanctioned works and official narratives to reveal China as it has seldom been seen before, through a rich spectrum of writings covering Chinese literature from the late-seventeenth century to the present. Featuring over 140 Chinese and non-Chinese contributors from throughout the world, this landmark volume explores unconventional forms as well as traditional genres--pop song lyrics and presidential ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
644
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674967915
SKU
V9780674967915
Shipping Time
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99-13

About David Der-Wei Wang
David Der-wei Wang is Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature and Comparative Literature, Harvard University, and Director of the CCK Foundation Inter-University Center for Sinological Studies.

Reviews for A New Literary History of Modern China
A useful introduction to modern Chinese intellectual history, this collection can be consumed in bite-size pieces.
Tyler Cowen Bloomberg View (11/29/2017) The next step on the path to literary enlightenment. Editor David Der-wei Wang, a professor of Chinese and comparative literature at Harvard, offers 161 short and often sparkling essays by a multinational array of writers and academics in what ... Read more

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