China and the Writing of English Literary Modernity, 1690-1770

Autori

• Eun Kyung Min

Parametri

• 289 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Mappe e viaggi
• Scienze sociali
• Sulla letteratura
• Tema stórico

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This book shows that the self-conscious construction of ideas about modern English literary character derived in part from debates about Chinese history, taste, and culture. By writing China into new literary forms such as the novel, periodical paper, and newspaper, writers helped define what constituted modern English identity.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2020

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