Inscription of Things - Writing and Materiality in Early Modern China

Thomas Kelly develops a new account of the relationship between Chinese literature and material culture by examining inscribed objects from the late Ming and early to mid-Qing dynasties.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Matter of Inscription
1. On Remnant Things
2. Writing with a Knife
3. The Ink-Maker’s Mark
4. Antiquarian Poetry
Epilogue: Broken Stones
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Thomas Kelly is an assistant professor in East Asian languages and civilizations at Harvard University.

Summary

Thomas Kelly develops a new account of the relationship between Chinese literature and material culture by examining inscribed objects from the late Ming and early to mid-Qing dynasties.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Kelly
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2023
• EAN: 9780231209625
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20962-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; China, Education, HISTORY / Asia / China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Asian History, Literature: history and criticism, language arts & disciplinesl literary criticisml history