The Chinese Knight-Errant (Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts) - Softcover

Liu, James J.Y.

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9781032257815: The Chinese Knight-Errant (Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts)
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ISBN 10: 1032257814 ISBN 13: 9781032257815
Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

This book, first published in 1967, is a comprehensive study of knight-errantry in Chinese history and literature from the fourth century BC to the twentieth century. After discussing the social and intellectual backgrounds of knight-errantry, it gives examples of historical knights and describes the development of the theme of knight-errantry in poetry, fiction and drama. Many biographies, anecdotes, poems and tales are translated in full, while long prose romances and dramatic works are summarized and discussed. As background to these, sketches of the developments of Chinese fiction and drama are provided. In a final chapter, comparisons are made between Chinese and European knights, and between Chinese and Western chivalric literature.

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James J.Y. Liu

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032257814
ISBN 13 
9781032257815
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258
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