Macao - Cultural Interaction and Literary Representations - Cultural Interaction and Literary Representation

Informationen zum Autor Katrine K. Wong is Assistant Professor of English Literature at University of Macau, China. C. X. George Wei is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Macau, China. Klappentext This book explores the nature of cultural interaction in Macao, and how the city has been represented in literature and in other art forms. It puts forward substantial new research findings and new thinking, and covers a wide range of issues. It is a companion volume to Macao - The Formation of a Global City. Zusammenfassung This book explores the nature of cultural interaction in Macao, and how the city has been represented in literature and in other art forms. It puts forward substantial new research findings and new thinking, and covers a wide range of issues. It is a companion volume to Macao – The Formation of a Global City. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction Part 1: Socio-Cultural Evolution: Naming, Reading and Speaking in Macao 1. The Evolution of Spellings of ‘Macau’: An Examination of Early Portuguese and Western Archival Materials2. Temples and their Gods in Macao before 1990s 3. Socio-Historical Factors Involved in the Changes of the Creole Matrix of Makista Part 2: Intercultural Representations: Macao in Print 4. Foundational Fictions: The Domestic Romances of Macao and Hong Kong 5. Austin Coates and Macao: The Legacy of a Special and Spontaneous Friendship 6. Subtle Messengers: Literary Myth and National Identities in the Postage Stamps of Macao Part 3: Visual and Aural Representations: Hybridized Macao 7. Representations of Macao in Portuguese Fiction Cinema 8. Baroque Macao: The City, History and the Dialectical Image 9. Contemporary Representations of Macao: Taking off the City 10. A Survey of Liturgical Composition in Macao in the Twentieth Century: Musical Life with São José as its Center ...

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• Authors: Katrine K. (EDT)/ Wei Wong, Katrine K. Wei Wong
• Assisted by: C. X. George Wei (Editor), C.X. George Wei (Editor), George Wei (Editor), Katrine K. Wong (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2013
• EAN: 9780415625869
• ISBN: 978-0-415-62586-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia; Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, History, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Humanities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General