{"product_id":"interpretation-and-literature-in-early-alan-k-l-chan-9781438432175","title":"Interpretation and Literature in Early Medieval China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the new literary and interpretive milieu that emerged in the years following the decline of China's Han dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering a time of great intellectual ferment and great influence on what was to come, this book explores the literary and hermeneutic world of early medieval China. In addition to profound political changes, the fall of the Han dynasty allowed new currents in aesthetics, literature, interpretation, ethics, and religion to emerge during the Wei-Jin Nanbeichao period. The contributors to this volume present developments in literature and interpretation during this era from a variety of methodological perspectives, frequently highlighting issues hitherto unremarked in Western or even Chinese and Japanese scholarship. These include the rise of new literary and artistic values as the Han declined, changing patterns of patronage that helped reshape literary tastes and genres, and new developments in literary criticism. The religious changes of the period are revealed in the literary self-presentation of spiritual seekers, the influence of Daoism on motifs in poetry, and Buddhist influences on both poetry and historiography. Traditional Chinese literary figures, such as the fox and the ghost, receive fresh analysis about their particular representation during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan K. L. Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438432178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438432175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 280","brand":"Alan K. L. Chan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065577844991,"sku":"9781438432175","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2736ef94-0dd6-47db-b089-6291891eebb1.jpg?v=1768675897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interpretation-and-literature-in-early-alan-k-l-chan-9781438432175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}