The Literature of Leisure and Chinese Modernity / / Charles A. Laughlin.
The Chinese essay is arguably China's most distinctive contribution to modern world literature, and the period of its greatest influence and popularity-the mid-1930s-is the central concern of this book. What Charles Laughlin terms "the literature of leisure" is a modern literary respo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2008] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 1 b&w image |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Writing as a Way of Life
- CHAPTER 1 .The Legacy of Leisure and Modern Chinese Culture
- CHAPTER 2. Wandering The Threads of Conversation Group
- CHAPTER 3. Learning The White Horse Lake Group
- CHAPTER 4. Enjoying Essays of the Analects Group
- CHAPTER 5 . Dreaming From the Crescent Moon Group to the Beijing School
- Conclusion The Legacy of Leisure and Contemporary Chinese Culture
- Notes
- Chinese Character Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author