Camel Xiangzi

Author : 老舍
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9629961970

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駱駝祥子 by 老舍 Pdf

Renowned for his absurdist re-visioning of the world and experimentation with the techniques of humour in his writings, Lao She has written about most major historical events in modern China. In his masterpiece Camel Xiangzi, he reveals his prophetic vision of the future of China. The novel depicts the life of Xiangzi, a young rickshaw-puller in Beijing, who fails to improve his life no matter how hard he works. When innocent people's hopes are destroyed, they are awakened to the truth that they are but playthings of fate, which is a Chinese concept for the unnameable in life's absurdities. The novel demonstrates the techniques of bitter humour Lao She employs in his portrayal of characters, who are caught in the endless social turmoil in the 1930s. The novel's socio-historical dimensions have made it a widely used text for the cultural analysis of modern China. Book jacket.

Author : She Lao
Publisher : Midland Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X000322911

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Camel Xiangzi by She Lao Pdf

This novel marks the peak of Lao She's career as a professional writer and registers a new approach to the representation of China in its absurdist situation. It can be read as an "epic" of modern China.

Author : Qin Wang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789813296404

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Configurations of the Individual in Modern Chinese Literature by Qin Wang Pdf

This book aims to demonstrate the multiplicity of configurations of the individual in modern Chinese literature through analyzing several classic texts written by Zhou Zuoren, Lu Xun, Lao She, and Mu Shiying. It attempts to refresh our understanding of the history of modern Chinese literature and indirectly responds to the controversial issue of “individual rights” (or “human rights”) in present-day China, showing that in modern Chinese literature, various configurations of the individual imply political possibilities that are not only irreconcilable with each other, but irreducible to the determination of the modern discourse of “individualism” introduced by the West. A groundbreaking work, it will give valuable context to political scientists and other scholars seeking to understand what "China" means in the 21st century.

Author : She Lao,Xiaoqing Shi
Publisher : Beijing : Foreign Languages Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : China
ISBN : 711900512X

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Camel Xiangzi (Rickshaw Boy) by She Lao,Xiaoqing Shi Pdf

Author : Barbara Stoler Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315484594

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Masterworks of Asian Literature in Comparative Perspective: A Guide for Teaching by Barbara Stoler Miller Pdf

This is a collection of 46 essays by specialists in Asian literature, who offer a wide range of possibilities for introducing Asian literature to English-speaking students. It is intended to help in promoting multicultural education.

Author : Lydia He Liu
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0804725357

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Translingual Practice by Lydia He Liu Pdf

After the first chapter, which deals with the theoretical issues, ensuing chapters treat particular instances of translingual practice such as national character, individualism, stylistic innovations, first-person narration, and canon formation

Author : Joshua S. Mostow
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780231113144

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The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature by Joshua S. Mostow Pdf

This extraordinary one-volume guide to the modern literatures of China, Japan, and Korea is the definitive reference work on the subject in the English language. With more than one hundred articles that show how a host of authors and literary movements have contributed to the general literary development of their respective countries, this companion is an essential starting point for the study of East Asian literatures. Comprehensive thematic essays introduce each geographical section with historical overviews and surveys of persistent themes in the literature examined, including nationalism, gender, family relations, and sexuality. Following the thematic essays are the individual entries: over forty for China, over fifty for Japan, and almost thirty for Korea, featuring everything from detailed analyses of the works of Tanizaki Jun'ichiro and Murakami Haruki, to far-ranging explorations of avant-garde fiction in China and postwar novels in Korea. Arrayed chronologically, each entry is self-contained, though extensive cross-referencing affords readers the opportunity to gain a more synoptic view of the work, author, or movement. The unrivaled opportunities for comparative analysis alone make this unique companion an indispensable reference for anyone interested in the burgeoning field of Asian literature. Although the literatures of China, Japan, and Korea are each allotted separate sections, the editors constantly kept an eye open to those writers, works, and movements that transcend national boundaries. This includes, for example, Chinese authors who lived and wrote in Japan; Japanese authors who wrote in classical Chinese; and Korean authors who write in Japanese, whether under the colonial occupation or because they are resident in Japan. The waves of modernization can be seen as reaching each of these countries in a staggered fashion, with eddies and back-flows between them then complicating the picture further. This volume provides a vivid sense of this dynamic interplay.

Author : Minru Zhao
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000876369

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Translator Positioning in Characterisation by Minru Zhao Pdf

Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS), to three translations of a classic Chinese text, Zhao proposes a new model for linking translator positioning with translational norms in the target culture. Zhao combines the Appraisal model from SFL with a characterisation model to describe the role of translator positioning in character construction. Looking at three different translations of the classic Chinese novel Luotuo Xiangzi, she uses corpus tools to compare the opening and ending chapters of each translation, identifying textual patterns of translator positioning. She then analyses and compares the cover designs of the translated novels and reconstructs the translational norms governing the translator’s positioning in characterisation. In doing so she contributes to DTS by developing a systematic and consistent framework to analyse verbal and visual elements in translated novels. Her multimodal analysis also provides insights into the broader patterns of translated language. An insightful read for scholars interested in both theoretical and empirical approaches to translation studies.

Author : Ming Dong Gu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317236696

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Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature by Ming Dong Gu Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature presents a comprehensive overview of Chinese literature from the 1910s to the present day. Featuring detailed studies of selected masterpieces, it adopts a thematic-comparative approach. By developing an innovative conceptual framework predicated on a new theory of periodization, it thus situates Chinese literature in the context of world literature, and the forces of globalization. Each section consists of a series of contributions examining the major literary genres, including fiction, poetry, essay drama and film. Offering an exciting account of the century-long process of literary modernization in China, the handbook’s themes include: Modernization of people and writing Realism, rmanticism and mdernist asthetics Chinese literature on the stage and screen Patriotism, war and revolution Feminism, liberalism and socialism Literature of reform, reflection and experimentation Literature of Taiwan, Hong Kong and new media This handbook provides an integration of biographical narrative with textual analysis, maintaining a subtle balance between comprehensive overview and in-depth examination. As such, it is an essential reference guide for all students and scholars of Chinese literature.

Author : David Strand
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520913875

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Rickshaw Beijing by David Strand Pdf

In the 1920s, revolution, war, and imperialist aggression brought chaos to China. Many of the dramatic events associated with this upheaval took place in or near China's cities. Bound together by rail, telegraph, and a shared urban mentality, cities like Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing formed an arena in which the great issues of the day--the quest for social and civil peace, the defense of popular and national sovereignty, and the search for a distinctively modern Chinese society--were debated and fought over. People were drawn into this conflicts because they knew that the passage of armies, the marching of protesters, the pontificating of intellectual, and the opening and closing of factories could change their lives. David Strand offers a penetrating view of the old walled capital of Beijing during these years by examining how the residents coped with the changes wrought by itinerant soldiers and politicians and by the accelerating movement of ideas, capital, and technology. By looking at the political experiences of ordinary citizens, including rickshaw pullers, policemen, trade unionists, and Buddhist monks, Strand provides fascinating insights into how deeply these forces were felt. The resulting portrait of early twentieth-century Chinese urban society stresses the growing political sophistication of ordinary people educated by mass movements, group politics, and participation in a shared, urban culture that mixed opera and demonstrations, newspaper reading and teahouse socializing. Surprisingly, in the course of absorbing new ways of living, working, and doing politics, much of the old society was preserved--everything seemed to change and yet little of value was discarded. Through tumultuous times, Beijing rose from a base of local and popular politics to form a bridge linking a traditional world of guilds and gentry elites with the contemporary world of corporatism and cadres.

Author : Milena Doleželová-Velingerová
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004642942

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A Selective Guide to Chinese Literature 1900-1949 by Milena Doleželová-Velingerová Pdf

Author : Milena Doleželová-Velingerová
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9004078800

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A Selective Guide to Chinese Literature by Milena Doleželová-Velingerová Pdf

Author : Gary G. Xu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0742554503

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Sinascape by Gary G. Xu Pdf

Sinascape: Contemporary Chinese Cinema is a comprehensive study of Chinese-language films at the turn of the millennium. Emphasizing the transnational nature of contemporary Chinese cinema, it provides close readings of most of the important films of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and explores the interactions and transactions among these films and between Chinese cinema and Hollywood. General readers, film enthusiasts, and critics will all benefit from Gary Xu's discussion of popular films like Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Kung Fu Hustle, Devils on the Doorstep, Suzhou River, Beijing Bicycle, Millennium Mambo, Goodbye Dragon Inn, and Hollywood Hong Kong.

Author : Madeleine Yue Dong
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520230507

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Republican Beijing by Madeleine Yue Dong Pdf

The first comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, with a focus on social and cultural life in the city. This book examines how Republican Beijing, through the very processes of modernization and the material and cultural practices of reccycling, acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city.

Author : Yoon Wah Wong
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814518321

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Post-colonial Chinese Literatures In Singapore And Malaysia by Yoon Wah Wong Pdf

This is the first book to present in English a history of post-colonial and diasporic Chinese literatures in Singapore and Malaysia. The 12 essays collected in it provide an in-depth study of the emergence of the new Chinese literatures by looking at the origins, the themes, the major authors and their works, and how the creativity is closely connected with the experience of immigration and colonialization and the challenge of the post-colonial world. In examining a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the cultures of diasporic Chinese and post-colonial society, the author shows that each of the new literatures has its own traditions which reflect local social, political and cultural history. The essays also show that the literature of Singapore or Malaysia has a tradition of its own, and writers of world class. Besides the Chinese literary tradition, a native literary tradition has been created successfully.