| Chinese Fiction of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Essays by Patrick Hanan Contributor(s): Hanan, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231133243 ISBN-13: 9780231133241 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2004 Annotation: It has often been said that the nineteenth century was a relatively stagnant period for Chinese fiction, but preeminent scholar Patrick Hanan shows that the opposite is true: the finest novels of the nineteenth century show a constant experimentation and evolution. In this collection of detailed and insightful essays, Hanan examines Chinese fiction before and during the period in which Chinese writers first came into contact with western fiction. Hanan explores the uses made of fiction by westerners in China; the adaptation and integration of western methods in Chinese fiction; and the continued vitality of the Chinese fictional tradition. Some western missionaries, for example, wrote religious novels in Chinese, almost always with the aid of native assistants who tended to change aspects of the work to "fit" Chinese taste. Later, such works as Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Jonathan Swift's "A Voyage to Lilliput," the novels of Jules Verne, and French detective stories were translated into Chinese. These interventions and their effects are explored here for virtually the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Chinese - Literary Criticism | Short Stories |
| Dewey: 895.134 |
| LCCN: 2004041338 |
| Series: Masters of Chinese Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.2" W x 9.32" (1.15 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
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| Publisher Description: It has often been said that the nineteenth century was a relatively stagnant period for Chinese fiction, but preeminent scholar Patrick Hanan shows that the opposite is true: the finest novels of the nineteenth century show a constant experimentation and evolution. In this collection of detailed and insightful essays, Hanan examines Chinese fiction before and during the period in which Chinese writers first came into contact with western fiction. Hanan explores the uses made of fiction by westerners in China; the adaptation and integration of western methods in Chinese fiction; and the continued vitality of the Chinese fictional tradition. Some western missionaries, for example, wrote religious novels in Chinese, almost always with the aid of native assistants who tended to change aspects of the work to "fit" Chinese taste. Later, such works as Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," Jonathan Swift's "A Voyage to Lilliput," the novels of Jules Verne, and French detective stories were translated into Chinese. These interventions and their effects are explored here for virtually the first time. |