Visions of dystopia in China's new historical novels /

The depiction of personal and collective suffering in modern Chinese novels differs significantly from standard Communist accounts and many Eastern and Western historical narratives. Writers such as Yu Hua, Su Tong, Wang Anyi, Mo Yan, Han Shaogong, Ge Fei, Li Rui, and Zhang Wei skew and scramble com...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kinkley, Jeffrey C., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
Temas:
1900-1999
Historical fiction, Chinese > History and criticism.
Chinese fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Dystopias in literature.
Roman chinois > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Dystopies dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Chinese fiction
Dystopias in literature
Historical fiction, Chinese
Moderne
Anti-Utopie
Literatur
Historischer Roman
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Chinese Visions of History and Dystopia
  • 2. Discomforts of Temporal Anomie
  • 3. Projections of Historical Repetition
  • 4. Alienation from the Group
  • 5. Anarchy: Social, Moral, and Cosmic
  • 6. Conclusion: The End of History, Dystopia, and "New" Historical Novels?
  • List of Chinese Characters
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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