Representing Lives in China
Forms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 1368–1911
Grace S Fong editor Ihor Pidhainy editor Roger Des Forges editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Published:15th Oct '19
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The chapters in this ground-breaking volume examine the complex practices of biographical writing in Ming and Qing China. The authors draw on a rich variety of sources to answer some basic questions: Who were the writers of these texts and the subjects of their biographical constructions? What motivated these textual productions and sustained the routes from (re)creations to (re)publications? The informed and fascinating readings illuminate the enduring appeal of representing and represented lives in Chinese history.
In Representing Lives in China: Forms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 1368–1911, editors Ihor Pidhainy, Roger V. Des Forges, and Grace S. Fong bring together contributors to explore biographical constructions and reconstructions in China from the thirteenth century to the twenty-first century. [T]his volume showcases a collective effort to exhibit the richness and significance of life representations in China based on a variety of source material.
* China Review InternationISBN: 9781939161918
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 37mm
Weight: 907g
478 pages