First Print Era - The Rise of Print Culture in Chinas Northern Song Dynasty

This book examines the rise of print culture during China's Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). It offers the first extended narrative in English of how print became entrenched as a sustained mode of textual dissemination in China.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The Status of Song Print 2. Print and Canons at the Founding of the Song Dynasty 3. Print, Classics, and the Road to Philosophy 4. The Role of Print in 11th-Century Literati Culture 5. Print Culture as Visual Culture

About the author

Daniel Fried is Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, and Chair of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. He specializes in the intellectual history of ancient and medieval China, particularly focusing on theories of language and communication. He is a past president of the Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature, and the founding Chair of the Modern Language Association's Forum on Pre-14th Century Chinese Literature. Currently, he serves on the executive committee of the MLA's Association of Language Departments, and as Vice President of the World Association for Chinese Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Fried, Fried Daniel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032345307
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234530-7
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; China, History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Society & culture: general, HISTORY / Asia / China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Literature: history and criticism