{"product_id":"a-history-of-chinese-literature-large-print","title":"Histoire de la littérature chinoise — Gros caractères","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat holds a literary tradition together through warring states, changing dynasties, and more than two thousand years?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn A History of Chinese Literature, Herbert Allen Giles guides you from the earliest classics to the nineteenth century. He begins with Confucius and moves through the dynasties, introducing philosophers, historians, poets, dramatists, and novelists. Samples of poems, essays, and stories let you encounter the writing alongside his account of its place in Chinese life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey passes through the burning of old books, the poetry of the Tang, and the scholarship of the Song. Giles then explores drama, the novel, and the great literary projects of the Manchu age. Published in 1901, his survey also reveals a Victorian scholar’s tastes and an older English-language view of China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA map through the dynasties\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a clear historical path through changing forms, ideas, and literary interests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfucius among rival voices\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the early classics and the thinkers who challenge the sage’s ideas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tang poets\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the poetry Giles places at the height of China’s poetic achievement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrom scholarship to the stage\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover how Giles connects shifts in learning and government with new literary directions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA scholar’s revealing perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read for the literary history and for the judgments shaping Giles’s account.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers seeking a first guided walk through Chinese literary history, or curious about how older English-language views of China take shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and begin with the early books and thinkers that shape Giles’s journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534645854556,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02580_en_ebook-front_c28_094939f8-bc92-490b-b707-9c8928cf3751.jpg?v=1792175001","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/histoire-de-la-litterature-chinoise-gros-caracteres","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}