{"product_id":"the-edge-of-knowing-roy-bing-chan-9780295998992","title":"The Edge of Knowing: Dreams, History, and Realism in Modern Chinese Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eReveals the historical impact of dream rhetoric on Chinese modernity and nation-building\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRealism and the rhetoric of dreams intersected in modern Chinese literature from the May Fourth Era in the early twentieth century through the period just following the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976. \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Knowing\u003c\/i\u003e investigates this relationship, showing how writers' attention to dreams demonstrates the multiple influences of Western psychology, utopian desire for revolutionary change, and the enduring legacy of traditional Chinese philosophy. At the same time, modern Chinese writers used their work to represent social reality for the purpose of nation building. Recent political usage of dream rhetoric in the People's Republic of China attests to the continuing influence of dreams on the imagination of Chinese modernity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy employing a number of critical perspectives, \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Knowing\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers seeking to understand the complicated relationship between literary form and Chinese history and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Bing Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295998997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295998992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Roy Bing Chan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064818053375,"sku":"9780295998992","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84d7f65b-8772-4508-9d65-2003ef152e25.jpg?v=1768671230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-edge-of-knowing-roy-bing-chan-9780295998992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}