TY - BOOK AU - Knight,Sabina TI - Chinese literature: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199920952 AV - PL2265 .K65 2012eb U1 - 895.1/09 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Chinese literature KW - History and criticism KW - Littérature chinoise KW - Histoire et critique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Asian KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foundations: ethics, parables, and fish -- Poetry and poetics: landscapes, allusions, and alcohol -- Classical narrative: history, jottings, and tales of the strange -- Vernacular drama and fiction: gardens, bandits, and dreams -- Modern literature: trauma, movements, and bus stops N2 - Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=414051 ER -