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Frances Wood is a distinguished Sinologue and historian of China. She was curator of Chinese collections at the British Library until 2013.
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“In...Great Books of China, Frances Wood, a distinguished former curator at the British Library...sets out to fill a gap in Western understanding that is greater than the understanding itself. Her enthusiasm for this selection of key works dating from antiquity to the mid-20th century is catching...[this] is not an anthology of extracts but rather an introduction to their contents―a starting point rather than an end in itself...Some of her choices will feel familiar at least as ideas...There’s much else that’s charming, entertaining or simply quirky...the perfect vade mecum to Chinese writing...” ―THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"An eminent Sinologist synopsizes and comments upon several dozen of China’s most important literary works and in doing so offers a concise yet penetrating cultural history of the Middle Kingdom...Wood’s survey invites readers to consider each work not in isolation but rather as a lens into the vastness and variety of Chinese culture...her expertise in readers' advisory is on full display."―BOOKLIST (starred review)
“The 66 books introduced here by distinguished scholar and author Wood...range in time from antiquity to the present...The entries are uniformly informative and well written...This is an attractive and accessible book...Highly recommended.”―CHOICE
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“...a text that is wonderfully descriptive not only archaeologically but in reassessing the emperor...”―LIBRARY JOURNAL
“...[Wood’s] close reading of these sources offers fresh insight into a little-known figure and his kingdom...”―PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“This is the first biography of the first emperor of China...[an] interesting and informative work...”―BOOKLIST
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- PublisherHead of Zeus
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1786694522
- ISBN 13 9781786694522
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Discover or rediscover the major achievements of Chinese culture and civilization. Great Books of China offers concise introductions each of them accompanied by generous quotation (in English) from the book in question to sixty-six works in the canon of Chinese literature. The books chosen reflect the chronological and thematic breadth of Chinese literary tradition, ranging from such classics as The Book of Songs and the Confucian Analects, through popular dramas and novels (The Romance of the Western Chamber; The Water Margin), twentieth-century political and biographical works (Quotations from Chairman Mao, the autobiography of the last emperor) and modern novels that are little known in the West (Memories of South Peking, Six Chapters from a Cadre School Life). Frances Wood presents a comprehensive, accessible and richly informative primer for the uninitiated; a box of delights that opens up an entire literary culture to the inquisitive reader. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR010009070
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Hardcover. Condition: New. In a selection and commentary on 66 great literary works, Frances Wood, the former head of the Chinese collections at the British Library, offers an introduction to the complexity and depth of Chinese culture. After an historical introduction, the book is arranged chronologically and covers all genres, describing the authors (where known) and the significance of works ranging from The Book of Songs, compiled over 2,500 years ago, to late 20th-century novels. Seller Inventory # 530635
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