Chinese Narratology II - Ancient and Modern

As the second volume of a two-volume set on Chinese narratology, this title investigates the perspective, image, and commenter that form the characteristics of the Chinese narrative style. The first chapter introduces two opposing concepts of perspective, the “focalization� and “blind spot,� to connect “perspective� with the traditional aesthetic law, highlighting the mutual promotive relation of the non-existent and the existent. The author believes that both the narrator and perspective are the narrative forms and strategies adopted by Chinese writers and that the study of the narrator and perspective is integral to understanding the cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical connotations of the narrative text and the spiritual world of its writer. Drawing on perceptual phenomenology, the chapter on image broadens the extant knowledge of “image� and points out that image narration is unique to Chinese narratology and central to Chinese aesthetics. The final chapter illustrating the achievements of influential critics of classical Chinese novels proves that these critics have contributed to the canonization of the genuine masterpieces of Chinese narrative literature. The book is a must-read for scholars and students interested in narrative theory, Chinese culture and literature, and dialogue between Chinese and Western narratological studies.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	China Perspectives
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Yang Yi
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-257906-1
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-03-257906-4
Barcode:	9781032579061

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