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Oxford Handbook Of Classical Chinese Lit
. Ed(S): Denecke, Wiebke; Li, Wai-Yee; Tian, Xiaofei
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Hardback. Editor(s): Denecke, Wiebke; Li, Wai-yee; Tian, Xiaofei. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171. .
This volume introduces readers to classical Chinese literature from its beginnings (ca. 10th century BCE) to the tenth century CE. It asks basic questions such as: How did reading and writing practices change over these two millennia? How did concepts of literature evolve? What were the factors that shaped literary production and textual transmission? How do traditional bibliographic categories, modern conceptions of genre, and literary theories shape our understanding of classical Chinese literature? What are the recurrent and evolving concerns of writings within the period under purview? What are the dimensions of human experience they address? Why is classical Chinese ... Read more
This volume introduces readers to classical Chinese literature from its beginnings (ca. 10th century BCE) to the tenth century CE. It asks basic questions such as: How did reading and writing practices change over these two millennia? How did concepts of literature evolve? What were the factors that shaped literary production and textual transmission? How do traditional bibliographic categories, modern conceptions of genre, and literary theories shape our understanding of classical Chinese literature? What are the recurrent and evolving concerns of writings within the period under purview? What are the dimensions of human experience they address? Why is classical Chinese ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199356591
SKU
V9780199356591
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About . Ed(S): Denecke, Wiebke; Li, Wai-Yee; Tian, Xiaofei
Wiebke Denecke is Associate Professor of Chinese, Japanese, and Comparative Literature at Boston University. She has been a scholar and author of early Chinese thought and literature (and on Chinese-style literature of Japan) for many years. This is her second book on Classical Chinese Literature for Oxford University Press. Wai-yee Li is professor of Chinese literature at Harvard University. ... Read more
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