Providing a broad introduction to the area, A World History of Chinese Literature maps the field of Chinese literature across its various worlds, looking both within - at the world of Chinese literature, its history, linguistic, cultural, local, and regional specificities - and without - at the way Chinese literature has circulated throughout the world. The thematic focus allows for a broad number of key categories, such as authors, genres, genders, regions, as well as innovative explorations of new topics and issues such as inter-arts performativity and transmediation.
The sections cover the circulation and reception of China in world literature, as well as the worlds of:
With a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first century, this collection intervenes in current debates on global Chinese literature, Sinophone and Sinoscript studies, and the production and reception of literary works by ethnic Chinese in non-Sinitic languages, as well as Anglophone literature inspired by Chinese literary tradition. It will be of interest to anyone working on or studying Chinese literature, language and culture, as well as world literatures in relation to China.
| ISBN: | 9780367764968 |
| Publication date: | 27th June 2025 |
| Author: | Yingjin Zhang |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 402 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Literature Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Literary studies: general |
Providing a broad introduction to the area, A World History of Chinese Literature maps the field of Chinese literature across its various worlds, looking both within - at the world of Chinese literature, its history, linguistic, cultural, local, and regional specificities - and without - at the way Chinese literature has circulated throughout the world. The thematic focus allows for a broad number of key categories, such as authors, genres, genders, regions, as well as innovative explorations of new topics and issues such as inter-arts performativity and transmediation.
The sections cover the circulation and reception of China in world literature, as well as the worlds of:
With a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first century, this collection intervenes in current debates on global Chinese literature, Sinophone and Sinoscript studies, and the production and reception of literary works by ethnic Chinese in non-Sinitic languages, as well as Anglophone literature inspired by Chinese literary tradition. It will be of interest to anyone working on or studying Chinese literature, language and culture, as well as world literatures in relation to China.
A World History of Chinese Literature features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Literary studies: general
A World History of Chinese Literature is available in Paperback, Hardback
A World History of Chinese Literature was written by Yingjin Zhang and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
A World History of Chinese Literature has 402 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Literature Handbooks series
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