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An Innocent Abroad. Lectures in China.
J. Hillis Miller
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Paperback. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Since 1988, J. Hillis Miller has traveled to China to lecture on literary theory, especially the role of globalization in literary theory. Over time, he has assisted in the development of distinctively Chinese forms of literary theory, Comparative Literature, and World Literature. The fifteen lectures gathered in An Innocent Abroad span both time and geographic location, reflecting his work at universities across China for more than twenty-five years.
More important, they reflect the evolution of Miller’sthinking and of the lectures’ contexts in China as these have markedly changed over the years, especially on either side of Tiananmen Square and ... Read more
Since 1988, J. Hillis Miller has traveled to China to lecture on literary theory, especially the role of globalization in literary theory. Over time, he has assisted in the development of distinctively Chinese forms of literary theory, Comparative Literature, and World Literature. The fifteen lectures gathered in An Innocent Abroad span both time and geographic location, reflecting his work at universities across China for more than twenty-five years.
More important, they reflect the evolution of Miller’sthinking and of the lectures’ contexts in China as these have markedly changed over the years, especially on either side of Tiananmen Square and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Flashpoints
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810131620
SKU
V9780810131620
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About J. Hillis Miller
J. Hillis Miller is Distinguished Research Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Irvine, USA. Fredric Jameson is a professor of literature at Duke University, USA. In 2012, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Modern Language Association.
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