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Between East and West/Word and Image
Geng Youzhuang
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Description for Between East and West/Word and Image
Hardback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
In Between East and West/Word and Image , Geng Youzhuang, one of China's leading intellectuals, offers an original and sophisticated analysis of both Western cultural and literary theory and contemporary Chinese thought. In this fascinating exploration of the respective intellectual traditions within China and the West, Geng shows how the dynamics at work between word and image become a parable for understanding the larger relationship between Chinese and Western ideas. Geng first surveys influential Western thinkers and their ideas, with a special focus on the relations between words and things, signs and meanings, image and language. He next ... Read more
In Between East and West/Word and Image , Geng Youzhuang, one of China's leading intellectuals, offers an original and sophisticated analysis of both Western cultural and literary theory and contemporary Chinese thought. In this fascinating exploration of the respective intellectual traditions within China and the West, Geng shows how the dynamics at work between word and image become a parable for understanding the larger relationship between Chinese and Western ideas. Geng first surveys influential Western thinkers and their ideas, with a special focus on the relations between words and things, signs and meanings, image and language. He next ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
491g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781481303675
SKU
V9781481303675
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About Geng Youzhuang
GENG Youzhuang is Professor of Comparative Literature in the School of Liberal Arts at Renmin University of China.
Reviews for Between East and West/Word and Image
These are valuable and insightful reflections on key figures and concepts of Western and Chinese philosophy and aesthetics. They are also illuminating for both literary scholars and art historians interested in transcultural aesthetics and philosophy.
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