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

Autor*innen

• Eun Kyung Min

Parameter

• 289 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Historisches Thema
• Karten & Reisen
• Kunst & Kultur
• Sozialwissenschaften
• Über Literatur

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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.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Einband: Paperback