Author : James J y Liu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 2023-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781032257815
This book, first published in 1967, is a comprehensive study of knight-errantry in Chinese history and literature from the fourth century BC to the twentieth century. It discusses the social and intellectual backgrounds of knight-errantry, historical knights and the development of the theme in poetry, fiction and drama.
Author : James J. Y. Liu
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,53 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Knights and knighthood
ISBN :
Author : JAMES J.Y. LIU
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,99 MB
Release : 2022-05-18
Category : Knights and knighthood
ISBN : 9781032257792
This book, first published in 1967, is a comprehensive study of knight-errantry in Chinese history and literature from the fourth century BC to the twentieth century. It discusses the social and intellectual backgrounds of knight-errantry, historical knights and the development of the theme in poetry, fiction and drama.
Author : James J.Y. Liu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 38,45 MB
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 100058318X
This book, first published in 1967, is a comprehensive study of knight-errantry in Chinese history and literature from the fourth century BC to the twentieth century. After discussing the social and intellectual backgrounds of knight-errantry, it gives examples of historical knights and describes the development of the theme of knight-errantry in poetry, fiction and drama. Many biographies, anecdotes, poems and tales are translated in full, while long prose romances and dramatic works are summarized and discussed. As background to these, sketches of the developments of Chinese fiction and drama are provided. In a final chapter, comparisons are made between Chinese and European knights, and between Chinese and Western chivalric literature.
Author : Yukun Shi
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789622017757
Murder, mystery, and courtroom drama -- Chinese style! "Sanxia wuyi" (later revised and called "Qixia wuyi") is a semi-historical narrative of adventure, crime-detection, and courtroom drama. It revolves around the famed Song dynasty magistrate, Bao Zheng (999-1072), who is more commonly known as Magistrate Bao (Bao Gong) and is the quintessential incorruptible government official. This novel, derived from the oral narrative attributed to the Qing storyteller Shi Yukun (fl. 1870s), was first published in 1879, after undergoing a complex and fascinating textual evolution. The non-historical component of narrative, which represents the creative genius of the storyteller and his tradition, revolves around a group of compelling heroes and gallants -- foremost among them are Zhan Zhao, Hero Par Excellence, Jiang Ping, Diplomat Supreme and Unparalleled Underwater Genius, Ai Hu, Youngest of the Tried and True, and the beloved Bai Yutang, Gallant of Incomparable Elegance and Passion.
Author : Lap Lam
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,73 MB
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9004538925
Classical-style poetry in modern China and other Sinitic-speaking localities is attracting greater attention with the recent upsurge in academic revision of modern Chinese literary history. Using the concept of cultural transplantation, this monograph attempts to illustrate the uniqueness, compatibility, and adaptability of classical Chinese poetry in colonial Singapore as well as its sustained connections with literary tradition and homeland. It demonstrates how the reading of classical Chinese poetry can better our understanding of Singapore’s political, social, and cultural history, deepen knowledge of the transregional relationship between China and Nanyang, and fine-tune, redress, and enrich our perception of Singapore Chinese literature, Sinophone literature, the Chinese diaspora, and global Chinese identity.
Author : Alexei Ditter
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 35,78 MB
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1624666329
Compiled during the Song dynasty (960–1279) at the behest of Emperor Taizong, the Taiping Guangji anthologized thousands of pages of unofficial histories, accounts, and minor stories from the Tang dynasty (618–907). The twenty-two tales translated in this volume, many appearing for the first time in English, reveal the dynamism and diversity of society in Tang China. A lengthy Introduction as well as introductions to each selection further illuminate the social and historical contexts within which these narratives unfold. This collection offers a wealth of information for anyone interested in medieval Chinese history, religion, or everyday life.
Author : John K. Fairbank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 27,87 MB
Release : 1991-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521243377
International scholars and sinologists discuss culture, economic growth, social change, political processes, and foreign influences in China since the earliest pre-dynastic period.
Author : Christopher Hamm
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 23,63 MB
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780824828950
The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong. Through close readings of Jin Yong’s recognized masterpieces, Hamm shows how these works combine a rich literary tradition with an extraordinary narrative artistry and an evolving appreciation of the political and cultural aspects of contemporary Chinese experience.
Author : Geremie Barmé
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0231106157
A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
