TY - BOOK AU - Zhang Longxi TI - Allegoresis: reading canonical literature East and West SN - 9781501711299 AV - PN56.A5 Z43 2005eb U1 - 809/.915 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Ithaca, N.Y. PB - Cornell University Press KW - Allegory KW - Canon (Literature) KW - Comparative literature KW - Chinese and Western KW - Western and Chinese KW - Allégorie KW - Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature) KW - Littérature comparée KW - Chinoise et occidentale KW - Occidentale et chinoise KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Literary KW - bisacsh KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - General KW - fast KW - Allegorie KW - gnd KW - Kanon KW - Literatur KW - Westliche Welt KW - Chinesisch KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - Allegories KW - gsafd N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1814825 ER -