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A New Literary History of Modern China
by Dewei Wang, David Derand#8211, Wei Wang, David Der Wang, David DerWei Wang
Hardcover, 1,032 Pages, Published 2017 by Belknap Press: An Imprint Of Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-96791-5, ISBN: 0-674-96791-7

"Literature, from the Chinese perspective, makes manifest the cosmic patterns that shape and complete the world--a process of "worlding" that is much more than mere representation. In that spirit, A New Literary History of Modern China looks beyond state-sanctioned works and official narratives to reveal China as it has seldom been seen before, through a rich spectrum of writings covering Chinese literature from the late-seventeenth cent ..."

The Lyrical in Epic Time
Modern Chinese Intellectuals and Artists Through the 1949 Crisis
by Dewei Wang, David DerâWei Wang, David Derand#8211, Wei Wang
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2015 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-17046-8, ISBN: 0-231-17046-7

"This book positions the lyrical as key to rethinking the dynamics of Chinese modernity and emphasizes Chinese lyricism's deep roots in its own native traditions, along with Western influences. Although the lyrical may seem like an unusual form for representing China's social and political crises in the mid-twentieth century, David Der-wei Wang contends that national cataclysm and mass movements intensified Chinese lyricism in extraordin ..."

Dynastic Crisis and Cultural Innovation
From the Late Ming to the Late Qing and Beyond (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
by Wei Shang, David DerâWei Wang, David Derand#8211, Wei Wang, Dewei Wang
Hardcover, 620 Pages, Published 2006 by Harvard University Asia Center
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-01781-8, ISBN: 0-674-01781-1

" This volume addresses cultural and literary transformation in the late Ming (1550-1644) and late Qing (1851-1911) eras. Although conventionally associated with a devastating sociopolitical crisis, each of these periods was also a time when Chinese culture was rejuvenated. Focusing on the twin themes of crisis and innovation, the seventeen chapters in this book aim to illuminate the late Ming and late Qing as eras of literary-cultural i ..."

The Monster That Is History(Updated)
History, Violence, and Fictional Writing in Twentieth-Century China
by Dewei Wang, David Derand#8211, Wei Wang, David DerâWei Wang
Paperback, 409 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of California Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-520-23873-2, ISBN: 0-520-23873-7

"In ancient China a monster called Taowu was known for both its vicious nature and its power to see the past and the future. Over the centuries Taowu underwent many incarnations until it became identifiable with history itself. Since the seventeenth century, fictive accounts of history have accommodated themselves to the monstrous nature of Taowu. Moving effortlessly across the entire twentieth-century literary landscape, David Der-wei W ..."

Running Wild
New Chinese Writers
by Jeanne Tai, Dewei Wang, David Derand#8211, Wei Wang, David Der-Wei
Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 1994 by Columbia University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-231-09649-2, ISBN: 0-231-09649-6

"(Translated by Kristina M. Torgeson) 1 VT. t daybreak the mother fish, looking stately and solemn, was floating on its back on the surface of the water, its entire body covered with a translucent silvery sheen of extraordinary luminosity. On each ..."

Fin-de-Siecle Splendor(1st Edition)
Repressed Modernities of Late Qing Fiction, 1849-1911
by Dewei Wang, David Der Wang
Hardcover, 433 Pages, Published 1997 by Stanford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-2845-4, ISBN: 0-8047-2845-3

Urban and Regional Transportation Modeling
Essays in Honor of David Boyce (New Dimensions in Networks)
by Der-Horng Lee , David E. Boyce
Hardcover, 398 Pages, Published 2004 by Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-84376-306-2, ISBN: 1-84376-306-0

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