288 pp. April 1999
paper, ISBN 978-0-8248-2202-6, $22.00
cloth, ISBN 978-0-8248-2201-9, $44.00
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Keywords: |
Asia
China
literature
sociology |
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The Literary Field of Twentieth-Century China
ed. by Michel Hockx
Chinese Worlds
“This symposium volume displays unusual thematic consistency and topicality.... Fresh discourse and subject matter and exemplary scholarly apparatus.” —Choice
This book is a collection of original essays on literary sociology that increases our understanding of modern China, its literature, and those who work in the field—authors, editors, and readers. The book is intended for upper undergraduate students and researchers of any level or background as it opens up new lines of theoretical inquiry and challenges conventional assumptions on the nature of writing and reading.
The editor offers a much-needed and long-awaited breakthrough in modern Chinese literary studies. The essays examine the sociological background leading to the production and consumption of literary texts, not only shedding light on the meaning and structure of those texts but also adding to our knowledge of the society in which they were produced and consumed. This is achieved by the rigorous application of a single methodology, that of Pierre Bourdieu, in a manner unprecedented in modern Chinese literary studies. For sale only in the U.S., its dependencies, Canada, and Mexico.
Michel Hockx is professor of Chinese Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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