A Guide to Chinese Literature

A Guide to Chinese Literature
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9780892641239
ISBN-13 : 0892641231
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Book Synopsis A Guide to Chinese Literature by : Wilt Idema

Download or read book A Guide to Chinese Literature written by Wilt Idema and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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