Foreignness and Selfhood - Sino British Encounters in English Literature of Eighteenth Century

In inviting a rethinking of ideas of foreignness and selfhood, this book explores Sino-British encounters in eighteenth-century English literature, providing detailed critical and literary analysis of individual texts pertaining to China from this period.

List of contents

1: Food and the Nation: Britain's Chinese Tea 2: 'This zeal / so fervid in a stranger's cause': Self and Other in Arthur Murphy's The Orphan of China 3: 'The Chinese and we are pretty much alike': Oliver Goldsmith's The Citizen of the World and Chinese Visitors in Britain 4: 'There is no better means of instruction on China than letting China speak for herself': Thomas Percy and Hau Kiou Choaan

About the author

Mengmeng Yan is an assistant professor of English Literature at Peking University. She received her undergraduate honours degree in English from the University of St Andrews (2012), and was awarded her MA and PhD in English by Durham University (2013, 2018).

Summary

In inviting a rethinking of ideas of foreignness and selfhood, this book explores Sino-British encounters in eighteenth-century English literature, providing detailed critical and literary analysis of individual texts pertaining to China from this period.

Product details

• Authors: Mengmeng Yan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032248035
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3224803-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Routledge Studies in Chinese Comparative Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Ireland, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800