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The Alter Ego Perspectives of Literary Historiography [electronic resource] : A Comparative Study of Literary Histories by Stephen Owen and Chinese Scholars / by Min Wang.

By: Wang, Min [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XXVII, 184 p. 4 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642353895.Subject(s): Education | Literacy | Education | LiteracyDDC classification: 374.0124 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: An Overview of Chinese Literary History -- Chapter 3: The Notion of Discursive Communities: A Case Study of Huaigu Poems -- Chapter 4: The Cultural Tang and Temple Visiting Poems -- Chapter 5: The Alter Ego Perspectives and Literary Historiography.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Min Wang’s book is a unique contribution to Chinese studies. Starting with a detailed survey of dozens of histories of Chinese literature authored in the past century by Chinese, Japanese, and Western scholars, she applies a highly sophisticated analysis to what she calls “literary historiography.” She proceeds in the bulk of the book to a close consideration of Stephen Owen’s particular innovations in this field, focusing on an abundance of specific textual examples. This book sets a new standard for literary meta-history in Sinology.   Paul W. Kroll Professor of Chinese University of Colorado   Paul W. Kroll Professor of Chinese University of Colorado
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Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: An Overview of Chinese Literary History -- Chapter 3: The Notion of Discursive Communities: A Case Study of Huaigu Poems -- Chapter 4: The Cultural Tang and Temple Visiting Poems -- Chapter 5: The Alter Ego Perspectives and Literary Historiography.

Min Wang’s book is a unique contribution to Chinese studies. Starting with a detailed survey of dozens of histories of Chinese literature authored in the past century by Chinese, Japanese, and Western scholars, she applies a highly sophisticated analysis to what she calls “literary historiography.” She proceeds in the bulk of the book to a close consideration of Stephen Owen’s particular innovations in this field, focusing on an abundance of specific textual examples. This book sets a new standard for literary meta-history in Sinology.   Paul W. Kroll Professor of Chinese University of Colorado   Paul W. Kroll Professor of Chinese University of Colorado

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