Known in the West primarily through poorly subtitled films, Chinese martial arts fiction is one of the most iconic and yet the most understudied form of modern sinophone creativity. Current scholarship on the subject is characterized by three central assumptions that I will argue against in this book: first, that martial arts fiction is the representation of a bodily spectacle ...(展开全部)

Known in the West primarily through poorly subtitled films, Chinese martial arts fiction is one of the most iconic and yet the most understudied form of modern sinophone creativity. Current scholarship on the subject is characterized by three central assumptions that I will argue against in this book: first, that martial arts fiction is the representation of a bodily spectacle ...(展开全部)

Chen Pingyuan is one of the leading scholars of modern Chinese literature, known particularly for his work on wuxia, a popular and influential genre of historical martial arts fiction still celebrated around the world today. This work, presented here in English translation for the first time, is considered to be the seminal work on the evolution, aesthetics and politics of the ...(展开全部)

"The Shaolin Monastery" charts, for the first time in any language, the history of the Shaolin Temple and the evolution of its world-renowned martial arts. In this meticulously researched and eminently readable study, Meir Shahar considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead cre...(展开全部)

Colonial and Postcolonial Literature is the leading critical overview of and historical introduction to colonial and postcolonial literary studies. Highly praised from the time of its first publication for its lucidity, breadth, and insight, the book has itself played a crucial part in founding and shaping this rapidly expanding field. The author, an internationally renowned p...(展开全部)

Colonial and Postcolonial Literature is the leading critical overview of and historical introduction to colonial and postcolonial literary studies. Highly praised from the time of its first publication for its lucidity, breadth, and insight, the book has itself played a crucial part in founding and shaping this rapidly expanding field. The author, an internationally renowned p...(展开全部)

《剑桥中国文学史》(The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature) 由耶鲁大学教授孙康宜和哈佛大学教授宇文所安共同主编，汇集十几位专家学者分章撰写，历时五年，目前书稿已完成，今年年底之前将由英国剑桥大学出版社出版（包括书面版和各种电子版），将来也会翻译成中文在中国出版。孙康宜教授接受时代周报记者独家专访，介绍了这部文学史的编撰过程。 孙康宜教授说：“当剑桥大学出版社请我来主编这部书时，在共同主编的人选方面，我很自然就会想到宇文所安，因为他在美国的汉学界是顶尖人物，而且他是我的好朋友。你也知道，不是朋友很难合作。” 在合作的过程中，每个专家都分写一段历史，具体如何分工必须科学。在第一册里，宇文所安写的是唐代文学文化史，那是他的专长，但那章所涵盖的时期则是650-1020年，与一般以朝代的分期法不同。此外，普林斯...(展开全部)

《剑桥中国文学史》(The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature) 由耶鲁大学教授孙康宜和哈佛大学教授宇文所安共同主编，汇集十几位专家学者分章撰写，历时五年，目前书稿已完成，今年年底之前将由英国剑桥大学出版社出版（包括书面版和各种电子版），将来也会翻译成中文在中国出版。孙康宜教授接受时代周报记者独家专访，介绍了这部文学史的编撰过程。 孙康宜教授说：“当剑桥大学出版社请我来主编这部书时，在共同主编的人选方面，我很自然就会想到宇文所安，因为他在美国的汉学界是顶尖人物，而且他是我的好朋友。你也知道，不是朋友很难合作。” 在合作的过程中，每个专家都分写一段历史，具体如何分工必须科学。在第一册里，宇文所安写的是唐代文学文化史，那是他的专长，但那章所涵盖的时期则是650-1020年，与一般以朝代的分期法不同。此外，普林斯...(展开全部)

Zhang Longxi, an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese and comparative literature, is your guide to the three-millennia-long history of Chinese literature from the remote antiquity of oracle bones to contemporary works. Professor Zhang charts the development of the major literary forms in Chinese, including poetry, prose, song lyrics, and plays, and introduces the most fa...(展开全部)

Zhang Longxi, an internationally renowned scholar of Chinese and comparative literature, is your guide to the three-millennia-long history of Chinese literature from the remote antiquity of oracle bones to contemporary works. Professor Zhang charts the development of the major literary forms in Chinese, including poetry, prose, song lyrics, and plays, and introduces the most fa...(展开全部)