Chapter Afterword. Notes on Rereading and Re-enacting “China”
In Europe, the historical representation and narration of China and the Orient more in general from an outsider’s point of view has conjured up an exotic and a-historical image of a poetical, mystical and refined civilization. In Walpole’s Britain, for example, “the argument from the Chinese”—namely...
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| Superior document: | Connessioni. Studies in Transcultural History |
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Connessioni. Studies in Transcultural History
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (10 p.) |
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| Other title: | Chapter Searching for ‘Italianità’ in the Dodecanese Islands Chapter “Rievocare certe nobili opere dei nostri maggiori” Chapter Lodovico Nocentini Chapter âRievocare certe nobili opere dei nostri maggioriâ Chapter Searching for âItalianità â in the Dodecanese Islands Chapter Rereading Italian Travellers to Africa Chapter Unsheathing the Katana. The Long Fortune of the First Two Japanese Embassies in Italy Chapter Medici Ambitions and Fascist Policies. Rereading travellers to the East |
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| Summary: | In Europe, the historical representation and narration of China and the Orient more in general from an outsider’s point of view has conjured up an exotic and a-historical image of a poetical, mystical and refined civilization. In Walpole’s Britain, for example, “the argument from the Chinese”—namely, the admiration for a prosperous and densely populated kingdom which did not belong to a single faith—was frequently used in religious disputes when claiming a wider or more coherent policy of tolerance or seeking to cut down the prerogatives of the clerical hierarchies. This chapter explores further Western uses of "the argument from the Chinese" in modern times and through different media (Antonioni; Yanne; Martin). |
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