Poetic Transformations - Eighteenth-Century Cultural Projects on the Mekong Plains

"In the eighteenth century, the Mekong plains were the site of convergence of multiple migratory groups with competing political ambitions. Drawing on Vietnamese and Chinese sources, this study identifies the ways in which two leading statesmen mobilized literature to effect the transformation of the frontier region"--Provided by publisher.

Riassunto

Drawing on vernacular Vietnamese and classical Chinese sources, Ang identifies the different ways two leading statesmen of the time employed literature to transform the frontier region. This book captures a historical moment of overlapping visions, frustrated schemes, and contested desires on the Mekong plains.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Claudine Ang
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780674237230
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23723-0
• Pagine: 300
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Historische Geographie