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The Aesthetics of the 'Beyond'. Phantasm, Nostalgia, and the Literary Practice in Contemporary China.
Jianguo Chen
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Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 463.
This book is about an alternative mode of reading, thinking, and representing the intricacies of human experience in Chinese literature of the late twentieth century, which the author calls the aesthetics of the 'beyond.' It investigates how contemporary Chinese writers, by means of dynamic interface of literary practice and cultural philosophical considerations, engage the reader in critical reflection on and aesthetic appreciation of the complexity of human conditions. By studying the 'beyond' in its various manifestations: the semiotics of human embodiment, the discourse of the phantasm, the politics of nostalgia with regard to 'origin' and 'center,' and the metaphysics of ... Read more
This book is about an alternative mode of reading, thinking, and representing the intricacies of human experience in Chinese literature of the late twentieth century, which the author calls the aesthetics of the 'beyond.' It investigates how contemporary Chinese writers, by means of dynamic interface of literary practice and cultural philosophical considerations, engage the reader in critical reflection on and aesthetic appreciation of the complexity of human conditions. By studying the 'beyond' in its various manifestations: the semiotics of human embodiment, the discourse of the phantasm, the politics of nostalgia with regard to 'origin' and 'center,' and the metaphysics of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611490848
SKU
V9781611490848
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About Jianguo Chen
Jianguo Chen is associate professor of Chinese literature at the University of Delaware.
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