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Zhang Longxi.

Allegoresis : reading canonical literature East and West / Zhang Longxi. - 1 online resource (x, 256 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index.

Introduction: The validity of cross-cultural understanding -- Canon and allegoresis -- Interpretation and ideology -- The utopian vision, East and West -- Conclusion: reading and politics.

Zhang Longxi examines the rise and development of allegorical readings, discussing them from a broad perspective that bridges the east/west divide and looking at their social and political implications.

ISBN: 9781501711299 (electronic bk.) 1501711296 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctv5ptjt7 JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Allegory.
Canon (Literature)
Comparative literature--Chinese and Western.
Comparative literature--Western and Chinese.
Allégorie.
Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature)
Littérature comparée--Chinoise et occidentale.
Littérature comparée--Occidentale et chinoise.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--General.
Allegory.
Canon (Literature)
Comparative literature--Chinese and Western.
Comparative literature--Western and Chinese.
Allegorie
Kanon
Literatur

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Westliche Welt
Chinesisch.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Allegories.

LC Class. No.: PN56.A5 / Z43 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 809/.915