Expressions of Self in Chinese Literature / / Richard C. Hessney, Robert E. Hegel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• TeilnehmendeR: Hegel, Robert E.,; Hessney, Richard C.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1985]; ©1985
• Year of Publication: 1985
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Oriental Culture ; 19
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Explores Chinese literature to reveal the richness that exists and to dispel misconceptions about the Chinese literary self.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- An Exploration of the Chinese Literary Self / Hegel, Robert E. -- Part I. Self in Poetry and Criticism -- The Dusty Mirror: Courtly Portraits of Woman in Southern Dynasties Love Poetry / Birrell, Anne M. -- Structuring a Second Creation: Evolution of the Self in Imaginary Landscapes / Mochida, Frances LaFleur -- The Expression of Self in the Kung-an School: Non-Romantic Individualism / Chaves, Jonathan -- Part II. Self in Drama and Fiction -- The Self in Conflict: Paradigms of Change in a T'ang Legend / Swatek, Catherine -- The Fiction of Moral Duty: The Vernacular Story in the 1640s / Hanan, Patrick -- Beyond Beauty and Talent: The Moral and Chivalric Self In The Fortunate Union / Hessney, Richard C. -- Maids and Servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: Individuality and the Social Order / Wagner, Marsha L. -- The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature / Lee, Leo Ou-fan -- Perceptions of Self and Values in Recent Chinese Literature / Gunn, Edward M. -- The Search for Identity in Fiction from Taiwan / Hegel, Robert E. -- An Overview -- Duty, Reputation, and Selfhood in Traditional Chinese Narratives / Lau, Joseph S. M. -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index -- Backmatter