Expressions of Self in Chinese Literature

Name: Expressions of Self in Chinese Literature
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ISBN: 9780231058292

ISBN-10: 0231058292

ISBN-13: 9780231058292

Edition: 1985

Authors: Robert E. Hegel, Richard C. Hessney

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Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 467
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Contributors


Introduction


An Exploration of the Chinese Literary Self


Self in Poetry and Criticism


The Dusty Mirror: Courtly Portraits of Woman in Southern Dynasties Love Poetry


Structuring A Second Creation: Evolution of the Self in Imaginary Landscapes


The Expression of Self in the Kung-An School: Non-Romantic Individualism


Self in Drama and Fiction


The Self in Conflict: Paradigms of Change in A T'Ang Legend


The Fiction of Moral Duty: the Vernacular Story in the 1640s


Beyond Beauty and Talent: The Moral and Chivalric Self in the Fortunate Union


Maids and Servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: Individuality and the Social Order


The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature


Perceptions of Self and Values in Recent Chinese Literature


The Search for Identity in Fiction from Taiwan


An Overview


Duty, Reputation, and Selfhood in Traditional Chinese Narratives


Notes


Glossary


Index