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In this pathbreaking study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese traditionーall concerning stones endowed with magical propertiesーJing Wang develops a monumental reconstruction of anci……続きを見る

The Chinese ideogram chi is far richer in connotation than the equivalent English verb “to eat.” Chi can also be read as “the mouth that begs for food and words.” A concept manifest in the twentieth……続きを見る

Questions of the nature of understanding and interpretationーhermeneuticsーare fundamental in human life, though historically Westerners have tended to consider these questions within a purely Weste……続きを見る

Sakaguchi Ango (1906-1955) was a writer who thrived on iconoclasm and agitation. He remains one of the most creative and stimulating thinkers of twentieth-century Japan. Ango was catapulted into the……続きを見る

At the intersection of literary, cultural, and postcolonial studies, this volume looks at French perceptions of 'Indochina' as they are conveyed through a variety of media including cinema, literatu……続きを見る

Yöko Tawada: Voices from Everywhere is the first volume of criticism dedicated to the work of Yöko Tawada, one of the most highly acclaimed writers of her generation. Douglas Slaymaker has collected……続きを見る

Literary Societies in Republican China provides a new and comprehensive perspective on the fascinating literary world of the most turbulent period in recent Chinese history: the Republican era of 19……続きを見る

Although Lu Xun was a leading intellectual and writer in twentieth century China, and his representative character Ah Q, hero of "The True Story of Ah Q," is considered an iconic repository of progr……続きを見る

This book presents contributions by thirteen scholars of Chinese and Japanese literature whose work is characterised by a strong interest in literary theory. They focus in particular on the various ……続きを見る

This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Spanning one and a half centuries from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the beginning of the twe……続きを見る

《阿Q正传》是鲁迅唯一的一部中篇小說，寫於1921年12月至1922年2月之間，最初分章刊登於北京《晨報副刊》。《阿Q正傳》第一章發表於1921年12月4日《晨報副刊》的「開心話」欄，開頭諷刺考證家的那些近似滑稽的寫法……続きを見る

In this critical volume, leading scholars in the field examine the performance of Shakespeare in Asia. Emerging out of the view that it is in "play" or performance, and particularly in intercultural……続きを見る

This book is about the life of 3 childhood friends. What they had thought about their lives and what happened to them. It's about their bonding to fight to bonding again, love to revenge and depres……続きを見る

Extrait: A. Lie-tzeu habitait un cottage, dans la principauté de Tcheng, depuis quarante ans, sans que personne prît garde à lui ; sans que le prince, ses ministres et ses officiers, vissent en lui ……続きを見る

The 1980s and 1990s are a historically crucial period in the development of Asian Canadian literature. Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s contextuali……続きを見る

《双凤奇缘》为孤本小说，清朝雪樵主人著，别名《昭君传》，一共八十回，题“雪樵主人撰”。 戲名”雙鳳”指的是秦鳳笙、秦鳳簫兩兄妹.李如龍和秦鳳簫自幼聯姻，可是家道中落. 鳳簫的父母嫌貧愛富，把鳳簫再許配給丞相……続きを見る

History and mythology, fact and fable, are closely interwoven in the texture of Japanese life and thought; indeed, it is within relatively recent years only that exact comparative criticism has been……続きを見る

Vietnam and the Colonial Condition of French Literature explores an aspect of modern French literature that has been consistently overlooked in literary histories: the relationship between the colon……続きを見る

Human Rights and the Arts: Perspectives on Global Asia approaches human rights issues from the perspective of artists and writers in global Asia. By focusing on the interventions of writers, artists……続きを見る

This anthology of literary and dramatic works introduces writers from across Asia and the Asian diaspora. The landscapes and time periods it describes are rich and varied: a fishing village on the P……続きを見る

The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is the first comprehensive work of literary criticism in Chinese, and one that has been considered essential reading for writers and scholars since it wa……続きを見る

This collection of essays addresses the perception that our understanding of modern China will be enhanced by opening the literature of China to more rigorous theoretical and comparative study. In d……続きを見る

Li Ang (1952–) is a famous and prolific feminist writer from Taiwan who challenges and subverts sociocultural traditions through her daring explorations of sex, violence, women’s bodies and desire, ……続きを見る

Terror and Reconciliation explores the English language literature that has emerged from Sri Lanka’s quarter-century long ethnic conflict. It examines poetry, short fiction and novels by both diaspo……続きを見る

Presenting a new way of reading that helps us discern some previously unnoticed or unnoticeable features of Asian diaspora poetry, this volume highlights how poetry plays a significant role in media……続きを見る

This book is about the popular cinema of North India ("Bollywood") and how it recasts literary classics. It addresses questions about the interface of film and literature, such as how Bollywood movi……続きを見る

Ôe Kenzaburô was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994. This critical study examines Ôe’s entire career from 1957 – 2006 and includes chapters on Ôe’s later novels not published in English.……続きを見る

This book is the first literary study of postcolonial tourism. Looking at the cultural and ecological effects of mass tourism development in highly exoticized island states that are still grappling ……続きを見る

This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Soviet Orienta……続きを見る

Extrait : Il y a, dans la situation actuelle du savoir humain, une circonstance bien remarquable, bien inattendue, et surtout bien caractéristique de l’état de certaines grandes et importantes quest……続きを見る