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Dimensions of originality : essays on seventeenth-century Chinese art theory and criticism /
This book investigates the issue of conceptual originality in seventeenth-century art criticism, a period in which China dynamically reinvented itself. The term which was called upon to indicate conceptual originality more than any other was qi, literally, "different"; but secondarily, &qu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
The Chinese University Press,
©2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book investigates the issue of conceptual originality in seventeenth-century art criticism, a period in which China dynamically reinvented itself. The term which was called upon to indicate conceptual originality more than any other was qi, literally, "different"; but secondarily, "odd," like a number and, by extension, "the novel" and "extraordinary." The author speculates on why many have dismissed originality as a "traditional Chinese" value, and the ramifications this has had on understanding. She further demonstrates that a study of key terms can reveal social and cultural values, and provides a linear history of the increase in use of qi as "originality" through the seventeenth centuries |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxx, 414 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-402) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789629969141 9629969149 |