Chinese Fiction of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: Essays by Patrick Hanan

by Patrick Hanan

It has often been said that the nineteenth century was a relatively stagnant period for Chinese fiction, but preeminent scholar Patrick Hanan shows that the opposite is true: the finest novels of the nineteenth century show a constant experimentation and evolution. In this collection of detailed and insightful essays, Hanan examines Chinese fiction before and during the period in which Chinese writers first came into contact with western fiction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231133243
• ISBN13: 9780231133241
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"