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Begins with the linguistic and intellectual foundations of Chinese literature and moves successively through verse, prose, fiction, drama, and commentary and criticism; it then closes with popular and peripheral manifestations. A special feature is the focus on such contextual subjects as the history of popular culture, the effect of religion upon literature, the role of women, and relationships with non-Sinitic languages and peoples.
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The Columbia history of Chinese literature, Victor H. Mair
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- The Columbia history of Chinese literature
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Victor H. Mair
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 1280
- ISBN10
- 0231109849
- ISBN13
- 9780231109840
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, China
- Rating
- 4.75 out of 5
- Description
- Begins with the linguistic and intellectual foundations of Chinese literature and moves successively through verse, prose, fiction, drama, and commentary and criticism; it then closes with popular and peripheral manifestations. A special feature is the focus on such contextual subjects as the history of popular culture, the effect of religion upon literature, the role of women, and relationships with non-Sinitic languages and peoples.