The Novel and Theatrical Imagination in Early Modern China

Using the concept of theatricality to study Water Margin and Journey to the West, this study illustrates how writing and reading in early modern China became fused with a theatrical imagination in response to destabilizing social and political forces.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Mei Chun, Ph.D. (2005) in Chinese and Comparative Literature, Washington University in Saint Louis, is Assistant Professor of Chinese at Central Washington University. Her publications include "Garlic and Vinegar: The Narrative Significance of Verse in 'The Pearl Shirt Reencountered'" in Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (2009).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chun Mei
• Verlag: Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.01.2011
• EAN: 9789004191662
• ISBN: 978-90-04-19166-2
• Seiten: 296
• Abmessung: 164 mm x 246 mm x 22 mm
• Gewicht: 598 g
• Serie: Sinica Leidensia
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft