Malaysian Crossings Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature

Malaysian Chinese (Mahua) literature is marginalized on several fronts. Cheow Thia Chan demonstrates that Mahua authors' grasp of their marginality in the world-Chinese literary space has been the impetus for-rather than a barrier to-aesthetic inventiveness.

Info autore

Cheow Thia Chan is assistant professor of Chinese studies at the National University of Singapore.

Riassunto

Malaysian Chinese (Mahua) literature is marginalized on several fronts. Cheow Thia Chan demonstrates that Mahua authors’ grasp of their marginality in the world-Chinese literary space has been the impetus for—rather than a barrier to—aesthetic inventiveness.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cheow Thia Chan, Chan Cheow Thia
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia
• EAN: 9780231203395
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20339-5
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Serie: Global Chinese Culture
• Categorie: Malaysia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Chinese, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary Criticism, Literary studies: from c 2000