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A History of Chinese Literature (Hardcover)

Herbert Allen Giles (8 December 1845 - 13 February 1935) was a British diplomat and sinologist who was the professor of Chinese at the University of Cambridge for 35 years. Giles was educated at Charterhouse School before becoming a British diplomat in... more

A history of Chinese literature 1909 [Leather Bound]

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A history of Chinese literature / by Herbert A. Giles. 1909 [Leather Bound]

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A history of Chinese literature. 1923 [Leather Bound]

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A History of Chinese Literature (Hardcover)

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United... more

A History of Chinese Literature / Giles Herbert Allen (1909) (1909) [Leather Bound]

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1909 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... more

Chinese History and Literature: Collection of Studies (Paperback)

The studies contained in this volume arose over the last thirty years. Originally the range of the materials I intended to include in my selection was very much wider. Publishing difficulties however have obliged me to curtail them to something less... more

Pre-Owned A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (Paperback 9780231141635) by Michael Berry

9780231141635. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Global Chinese Culture. Includes unspecified. Intended for college/higher education audience. The portrayal of historical... more

Pre-Owned A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film (Hardcover 9780231141628) by Professor Michael Berry

9780231141628. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 432. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 432 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Global Chinese Culture. The portrayal of historical atrocity in... more

Stateless Subjects: Chinese Martial Arts Literature and Postcolonial History (Paperback)

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... more

Stateless Subjects: Chinese Martial Arts Literature and Postcolonial History (Hardcover)

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... more

Primary Sources Historical Collections: Notes on Chinese Literature : With Introductory Remarks. with a Foreword by T.S.Wentworth (Paperback)

This book from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection) represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on... more

Narratives of Diaspora: Representations of Asia in Chinese American Literature (Hardcover)

Chinese American authors often find it necessary to represent Asian history in their literary works. Tracing the development of the literary production of Maxine Hong Kingston Amy Tan Lisa See and Russell Leong among others this book captures the... more

Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback - Used) 019539206X 9780195392067

Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China and China s survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story... more

Pre-Owned Modern Chinese Literature in the May Fourth Era (Paperback 9780674579118) by Merle Goldman

9780674579118. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 480. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 480 p. Harvard East Asian 89. One of the most creative and brilliant episodes in modern Chinese history the... more

Princeton Legacy Library A History of Japanese Literature Volume 3 Book 1168 (Hardcover)

In this third of five volumes tracing the history of Japanese literature through Mishima Yukio Jin ichi Konishi portrays the high medieval period. Here he continues to examine the influence of Chinese literature on Japanese writers addressing in... more

Global Chinese Histories 250-1650: Religion and Poetry in Medieval China: The Way and the Words (Hardcover)

This volume of interdisciplinary essays examines the intersection of religion and literature in medieval China focusing on the impact of Buddhism and Daoism on a wide range of elite and popular literary texts and religious practices in the 3rd-11th... more

Translingual Practice : Literature National Culture and Translated Modernity—China 1900-1937 (Paperback)

This study—bridging contemporary theory Chinese history comparative literature and culture studies—analyzes the historical interactions among China Japan and the West in terms of translingual practice. more

Marxist Literary Theory and Reflections on Japanese Literature (Paperback)

This works deals to a large extent with Marxist criticism. Marxism s impact on the organization of the international labor movement its impact on world history the Russian the Chinese and Cuban revolutions Marxism s influence on the social sciences... more

Understanding Contemporary American Literature: Understanding Maxine Hong Kingston (Hardcover)

The first book-length work to examine the entirety of Kingston s unique literary career Maxine Hong Kingston is known for using a distinctive blend of autobiography fantasy and folklore to explore the history experience and identity of Chinese... more

Primary Sources Historical Collections: Primary Sources Historical Collections : Memoir of the REV. Samuel Dyer: Sixteen Years Missionary to the Chinese with a Foreword by T. S. Wentworth (Paperback)

This book from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection) represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on... more

Primary Sources Historical Collections: The Chinese Coat (Paperback)

This book from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection) represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on... more

Primary Sources Historical Collections: A Catalogue of the Wade Collection of Chinese and Manchu Books in the Library of the University of C (Paperback)

This book from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection) represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on... more

Primary Sources Historical Collections: Primary Sources Historical Collections: An Index to Dr. Williams Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language with a Foreword by T. S. Wentworth (Paperback)

This book from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection) represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on... more

Pre-Owned Classical Chinese Tales of the Supernatural and the Fantastic 9780253313751 Used

9780253313751. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 420. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 420 p. Chinese Literature in Translation. In Chinese literary history the Six Dynasties (317-588) and the T ang (618-906) were the... more

The Bamboo Texts of Guodian (Paperback)

The cache of bamboo texts unearthed in the village of Guodian Hubei Province in 1993 is a rare and unique find in the history of Chinese philosophy and literature. This study renders the complex corpus of the Guodian texts into a more easily manageable... more

The Bamboo Texts of Guodian (Hardcover)

The cache of bamboo texts unearthed in the village of Guodian Hubei Province in 1993 is a rare and unique find in the history of Chinese philosophy and literature. This study renders the complex corpus of the Guodian texts into a more easily manageable... more

The Bamboo Texts of Guodian (Hardcover)

The cache of bamboo texts unearthed in the village of Guodian Hubei Province in 1993 is a rare and unique find in the history of Chinese philosophy and literature. This study renders the complex corpus of the Guodian texts into a more easily manageable... more

Principles and methods of history of English literature: a critical comparative study of Taine s History of English literature Courthope s History of poetry and the History of ea

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The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.5 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.42 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.21 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.49 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.12 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.48 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.24 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.59 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more

The World s greatest literature; masterpieces of the world s greatest authors in history biography philosophy economics politics; epic and dramatic literature history of English literature

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Volume: v.34 Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint.... more