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Hundred days' literature : Chinese utopian fiction at the end of empire, 1902-1910

Title
Hundred days' literature : Chinese utopian fiction at the end of empire, 1902-1910 / by Lorenzo Andolfatto.
Author
Andolfatto, Lorenzo
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

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Description
viii, 228 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"In Hundred days' literature, Lorenzo Andolfatto explores the landscape of early modern Chinese fiction through the lens of the utopian novel, casting new light on some of its most peculiar yet often overshadowed literary specimens. The wutuobang or lixiang xiaoshuo, by virtue of its ideally totalizing perspective, provides a one-of-a-kind critical tool for the understanding of late imperial China's fragmented zeitgeist. Building upon rigorous close reading and solid theoretical foundations, Hundred days' literature offers the reader a transcultural critical itinerary that links Edward Bellamy's Looking backward to Wu Jianren's Xin shitou ji via the writings of Liang Qichao, Chen Tianhua, Bihe Guanzhuren, and Lu Shi'e. The book also includes the first English translation of Cai Yuanpei's short story 'New Year's Dream'"--
Series Statement
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 11
Uniform Title
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; v. 11.
Subject
  • 1644-1999
  • Chinese fiction > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 > History and criticism
  • Chinese fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Utopias in literature
  • Chinese fiction
  • Qing Dynasty (China)
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introductory steps to utopia -- Gesturing toward utopia -- Empires erased, empires rewritten -- The staging of the utopian spectacle -- The celebration of the utopian spectacle -- Coda : utopia's carnivalization.
Call Number
JFE 21-343
ISBN
  • 9789004398849
  • 9004398848
  • 9789004398856 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019003761
OCLC
1081435544
Author
Andolfatto, Lorenzo, author.
Title
Hundred days' literature : Chinese utopian fiction at the end of empire, 1902-1910 / by Lorenzo Andolfatto.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 11
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; v. 11.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1644-1999
Other Form:
Online version: Andolfatto, Lorenzo, author. Hundred days' literature Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004398856 (DLC) 2019008286
Research Call Number
JFE 21-343
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