| A Guide to Chinese Literature: Volume 74 Contributor(s): Idema, Wilt (Author), Haft, Lloyd (Translator), Haft, Lloyd L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0892641231 ISBN-13: 9780892641239 Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies OUR PRICE: $25.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: Selected for Choice's list of Outstanding Academic Books for 1997. A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day. After an introductory section discussing the concept of literature and other features of traditional Chinese society crucial to understanding its writings, the second part is broken into five major time periods (earliest times to 100 c.e.; 100-1000; 1000-1875; 1875-1915; and 1915 to the present) corresponding to changes in book production. The development of the major literary genres is traced in each of these periods. The reference section in the cloth edition includes an annotated bibliography of more than 120 pages; the paper edition has a shorter bibliography and is intended for classroom use. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 895.109 |
| LCCN: 96042978 |
| Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.03" W x 8.97" (1.15 lbs) 394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For at least three thousand years, literature has played a central role in Chinese culture. Even in the most recent times, literary works and their authors have stood in the spotlight of social and political debates that affected the lives of millions. This great respect for literature, together with China's long history of writing and printing techniques, has resulted in a vast body of writings from past eras, while present-day literary production is so extensive that even the specialist can hardly keep abreast. A Guide to Chinese Literature provides a broad sketch of this vast terrain. The book is organized into six parts. The first part provides general readers and students of Chinese culture an overview of six crucial features of Chinese literature from beginnings to the early twentieth century. The remaining five parts present a concise overview of the literature itself, arranged into chronological periods: beginnings to 100 CE; 100-1000; 1000-1875; 1875-1915; and 1915 to the present. The development of the major literary genres is traced in each of these periods. The hardcover edition concludes with an annotated bibliography of more than 120 pages covering the most relevant studies and translations in English, French, German, and Dutch. The paper edition has a shorter bibliography and is intended for classroom use. |