[PDF.34jt] Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

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 | #648581 in Books |  imusti |  2012-02-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  4.30 x.40 x6.70l,.25 | File type: PDF | 160 pages

 | Oxford University Press USA

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||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| A masterful survey!|By C. Tation|I buy the slim volumes in the VSI series for smart briefings on broad subjects, and _Chinese Literature: A VSI_ doesn't disappoint. This book kept me moving through several millennia of Chinese writing and culture, with just enough detail to pique my interest but not slow me down. I particularly liked Chapter 2, with its analysis of the Chines| ||"Very much to the point, starts in antiquity." --Tyler Cowen, The New York Times Magazine ("A Really Short Book " section) |||"This short book is a marvel of economy, substance, and style."--Tyler Cowen, George Mason University (on his blog Marg

Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns. Embracing traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encom...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction   |  Sabina Knight. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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