A historical study of early modern Chinese fictions (1890-1920) / / Pingyuan Chen

• Autore: Chen Pingyuan <1954->
• Pubblicazione: Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer : , : Peking University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2021.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 252 p. 2 illus.)
• Disciplina: 895.134809
• Soggetto topico: Chinese fiction - 19th century - History and criticism
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter One Birth of New Fiction in China -- Chapter Two Inspiration and Simulation from Foreign Fictions -- Chapter Three Commercialization of Fictions and Rise of Book Printing -- Chapter Four Swaying Between Philistinism and Sublimity -- Chapter Five Compound Plot and Scenic Structure -- Chapter Six Coexistence of Classical Chinese and Vernacular Chinese in Fiction Writing -- Chapter Seven From Romances to Officialdom Novels -- Chapter Eight Travelers in Narratives -- Chapter Nine Documentation, Condemnation and Sentimentality.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book contains a classic guide to historical study of early modern Chinese fiction from the late Qing Dynasty till early republican China. It does not merely study the new fiction writing in China, which was strongly influenced by the western fiction, but also draws a comparison between classical Chinese fiction and the early modern Chinese fiction. This book is an excellent reference in the study of early modern Chinese literature since it conveys a point of view to the readers with abundant and solid historical materials. At the heart of the book, it is the matter of a specific value in trans-cultural studies between the western world and China.
• Titolo autorizzato: A historical study of early modern Chinese fictions (1890-1920)
• ISBN: 981-334-889-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483417003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II