Chinese Literature

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Chinese Literature is written by Sabina Knight and published by OUP USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019539206X (ISBN 10) and 9780195392067 (ISBN 13).

This book tells the story of Chinese literature, from prehistory to the present, in terms of literary culture's key role in supporting social and political concerns. A welcome guide for teachers, students, and lay readers, Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction honours traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encompassing history and philosophy, as well as the evolution of poetry and poetics, storytelling, drama, and the novel.