Expressions of Self in Chinese Literature / / Richard C. Hessney, Robert E. Hegel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• TeilnehmendeR: Hegel, Robert E.,; Hessney, Richard C.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1985]; ©1985
• Year of Publication: 1985
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Oriental Culture ; 19
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Contributors --; Introduction --; An Exploration of the Chinese Literary Self /; Part I. Self in Poetry and Criticism --; The Dusty Mirror: Courtly Portraits of Woman in Southern Dynasties Love Poetry /; Structuring a Second Creation: Evolution of the Self in Imaginary Landscapes /; The Expression of Self in the Kung-an School: Non-Romantic Individualism /; Part II. Self in Drama and Fiction --; The Self in Conflict: Paradigms of Change in a T'ang Legend /; The Fiction of Moral Duty: The Vernacular Story in the 1640s /; Beyond Beauty and Talent: The Moral and Chivalric Self In The Fortunate Union /; Maids and Servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: Individuality and the Social Order /; The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature /; Perceptions of Self and Values in Recent Chinese Literature /; The Search for Identity in Fiction from Taiwan /; An Overview --; Duty, Reputation, and Selfhood in Traditional Chinese Narratives /; Notes --; Glossary --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231882002; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/hege91090
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Richard C. Hessney, Robert E. Hegel.

Explores Chinese literature to reveal the richness that exists and to dispel misconceptions about the Chinese literary self.