| Zhou Zuoren: Selected Essays: Chinese-English Bilingual Edition Contributor(s): Zhou, Zuoren (Author), Pollard, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 9629961989 ISBN-13: 9789629961985 Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press OUR PRICE: $17.82 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 Annotation: Zhou Zuoren (1885--1967), the brother of writer Lu Xun, was one of the most controversial intellectuals in modern China. Radically at odds with many of his contemporaries, Zhou opposed the May Fourth reformers. His work was banned in both mainland China and Taiwan for many years as a result of his collaboration with the Japanese puppet government during the Sino-Japanese War. This collection of essays presents an alternative vision of China as a nation, questioning the dichotomy between modernity and tradition and espousing a literary style that values openness and individualism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 895.145 |
| LCCN: 2007320107 |
| Series: Bilingual Series on Modern Chinese Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), the brother of writer Lu Xun, was one of the most controversial intellectuals in modern China. Radically at odds with many of his contemporaries, Zhou opposed the May Fourth reformers. His work was banned in both mainland China and Taiwan for many years as a result of his collaboration with the Japanese puppet government during the Sino-Japanese War. This collection of essays presents an alternative vision of China as a nation, questioning the dichotomy between modernity and tradition and espousing a literary style that values openness and individualism. |