Overview
- This book is a new collection of works by a leading Chinese scholar, encompassing some of her foremost articles on comparative literature
- Offers a panoramic picture of Chinese comparative literature in the past 100 years. A rich reservoir of case studies and profound theorizing make it an enlightening book for beginners and experts alike
- Offers readers a unique view of how East meets West in literature and what part the wisdom of the East can play in resolving cultural conflicts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: China Academic Library (CHINALIBR)
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Table of contents (41 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Century in Retrospect
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When East Meets West
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The Chinese Perspective
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About this book
Beginning with a retrospective of the past century, this book offers a panoramic picture of Chinese comparative literature, from its nascence in the early 1920s, through its evolution in the 1980s, to the new development at the turn of the century, ending with a prospective look at the future of comparative literature in the 21st century. The articles presented here reveal the author’s deep understandings of the literature and culture of her own country and those of other countries. A rich array of case studies and in-depth theorizing make it an extremely interesting and enlightening read.
Prof. Daiyun Yue is a prominent professor at Peking University and a leading figure in Chinese comparative literature. She has served as Head of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, PKU (1984—1998) and the third president of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association (1989—2014). Further, she is the founder of Dialogue Transculturel, a much-acclaimed journal of comparative literature.
Prof. Yue approaches outstanding literature as a bridge to link people of different cultural traditions: “The reason why interdisciplinary literary research between two alien cultures is possible is because dialog between alien cultures, along with exchange and understanding, is more readily realized through literature.” Herein lies the value of comparative literature.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: China and the West at the Crossroads
Book Subtitle: Essays on Comparative Literature and Culture
Authors: Daiyun Yue
Series Title: China Academic Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1116-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd and Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1114-6Published: 05 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9332-6Published: 07 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1116-0Published: 23 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2195-1853
Series E-ISSN: 2195-1861
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 388
Topics: Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Language and Literature