The Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature by Wiebke Denecke (English)

Description: The Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature by Wiebke Denecke, Wai-Yee Li, Xiaofei Tian Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This volume introduces readers to classical Chinese literature from its beginnings (ca. 10th century BCE) to the tenth century BCE through a conceptual framework centered on textual production and transmission. It focuses on recuperating historical perspectives for the period it surveys, and attempts to draw connections between the past and present. Publisher Description This volume introduces readers to classical Chinese literature from its beginnings (ca. 10th century BCE) to the tenth century CE. It asks basic questions such as: How did reading and writing practices change over these two millennia? How did concepts of literature evolve? What were the factors that shaped literary production and textual transmission? How do traditional bibliographic categories, modern conceptions of genre, and literary theories shape ourunderstanding of classical Chinese literature? What are the recurrent and evolving concerns of writings within the period under purview? What are the dimensions of human experience they address? Why isclassical Chinese literature important for our understanding of pre-modern East Asia? How does the transmission of this literature in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam define cultural boundaries? And what, in turn, can we learn from the Chinese-style literatures of Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, about Chinese literature? In addressing these questions, the Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature departs from standard literary histories and sourcebooks. It does not simply categorizeliterary works according to periods, authors, or texts. Its goal is to offer a new conceptual framework for thinking about classical Chinese literature by defining a four-part structure. The first section discussesthe basics of literacy and includes topics such as writing systems, manuscript culture, education, and loss and preservation in textual transmission. It is followed by a second section devoted to conceptions of genre, textual organization, and literary signification throughout Chinese history. A third section surveys literary tropes and themes. The final section takes us beyond China to the surrounding cultures that adopted Chinese culture and produced Chinese style writing adapted to theirown historical circumstances. The volume is sustained by a dual foci: the recuperation of historical perspectives for the period it surveys and the attempt to draw connections between past and present,demonstrating how the viewpoints and information in this volume yield insights into modern China and east Asia. Author Biography Wiebke Denecke is Associate Professor of Chinese, Japanese, and Comparative Literature at Boston University. She has been a scholar and author of early Chinese thought and literature (and on Chinese-style literature of Japan) for many years. This is her second book on Classical Chinese Literature for Oxford University Press.Wai-yee Li is professor of Chinese literature at Harvard University. She has written numerous texts on late imperial Chinese literature and early Chinese historical writings.Xiaofei Tian is Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University. She has published several works on Middle Period Chinese literature, as well as in late imperial and modern literature and culture. Details ISBN 0199356599 ISBN-13 9780199356591 Title The Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature Author Wiebke Denecke, Wai-Yee Li, Xiaofei Tian Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 624 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:133383246; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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