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The Alter Ego Perspectives of Literary Historiography

A Comparative Study of Literary Histories by Stephen Owen and Chinese Scholars

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  1. Min Wang

    1. , Department of East Asian Languages, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

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  • A comparative study of literary histories by Western sinologists and Chinese scholars
  • Detailed discussion about different modes of literary historiography
  • New notions and alter ego perspectives of literary historiography
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Min Wang
    Pages 1-8

  3. An Overview of Chinese Literary History

    • Min Wang
    Pages 9-49

  4. The Notion of Discursive Communities: A Case Study of Huaigu Poems

    • Min Wang
    Pages 51-84

  5. The Cultural Tang and Temple Visiting Poems

    • Min Wang
    Pages 85-129

  6. The Alter Ego Perspectives and Literary Historiography

    • Min Wang
    Pages 131-170

  7. Conclusion and Implications

    • Min Wang
    Pages 171-175

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 177-184
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About this book

This book mainly discusses about the alter ego perspectives in literary historiography. This comparative analysis of the major Chinese literary histories in China and in the West brings to light the alter ego perspectives of Stephen Owen in literary historiography. The most interesting part of the book will be the interpretation of new notions and perspectives proposed by Stephen Owen, especially in the newly published The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature (2010). This book gives a detailed overview about the different stages of writing Chinese literary history and the different modes of literary historiography in China and in the West. Two case studies of Chinese poems are made on the notion of discursive communities and the Cultural Tang. Readers will a better understanding about the paradigm of literary historiography and the interrelationships between the different modes of literary historiography and the intellectual history. ​

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of East Asian Languages, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

    Min Wang

About the author

Wang Min, Ph. D., Lecturer of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, member of the Modern Language Association of America, visiting scholars of Harvard University (USA) and Lancaster University (UK). Her research interests include literary historiography, Chinese literature and sinology. Published widely in national and international journals and conferences, she is the winners of “the National Grant of Overseas Research Program by China Scholarship Council” and “SMC Distinguished Young Scholar Award”.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Alter Ego Perspectives of Literary Historiography

  • Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of Literary Histories by Stephen Owen and Chinese Scholars

  • Authors: Min Wang

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35389-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-35388-8Published: 15 July 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43721-2Published: 08 February 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-35389-5Published: 05 July 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 184

  • Topics: Literacy

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