Performing China - Virtue, Commerce, Orientalism in Eighteenth Century England,

Part of a new wave of cross-disciplinary scholarship, where Chinese studies meets the British eighteenth century, this novel work will appeal to scholars in a number of fields, including performance studies, East Asian studies, British literature, cultural history, gender studies, and postcolonial studies.

About the author

Chi-ming Yang is an assistant professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

Summary

Part of a new wave of cross-disciplinary scholarship, where Chinese studies meets the British eighteenth century, this novel work will appeal to scholars in a number of fields, including performance studies, East Asian studies, British literature, cultural history, gender studies, and postcolonial studies.

Product details

• Authors: Chi-Ming Yang, Chi-Ming (University of Pennsylvania) Yang, Jiming Yang, Yang Chi-ming
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2011
• EAN: 9781421402161
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0216-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; England, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1600 To C 1700