Literature and Society: An Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese by Chih-p'ing Chou,Ying Wang,Xuedong Wang

By Chih-p'ing Chou,Ying Wang,Xuedong Wang

Since its first book in 1999, Literature and Society has been familiar in Chinese-language periods at significant universities and language associations. during this thoroughly revised version, designed for upper-level scholars, this vintage textbook maintains to discover a number of modern chinese language social concerns during the examine of chinese language literary works and essays.

This new version condenses and consolidates the unique two-volume set into one handy quantity. the 1st part, "Literature," comprises essays, brief tales, and a play, and lines a number writers: Lu Xun, Lin Yutang, Liang Shiqiu, Wang Li, Xie Bingying, and Wang Meng. the second one part, “Society,” contains essays by way of Fei Xiaotong, Ma Yinchu, Wu Han, Liang Sicheng, and Chen Hengzhe. the decisions delve into such matters as inhabitants matters, ethics, marriage, the lives of intellectuals, and demanding situations confronted through minorities in China. each one choice starts with a short creation concerning the writer and concludes with dialogue questions. The simplified personality textual content and corresponding vocabulary phrases face one another on adjoining pages, and the conventional personality textual content follows on the finish of every lesson.

Literature and Society continues to be an leading edge manner for college students to sharpen their chinese skills whereas studying extra approximately vital components of chinese language culture.

  • Completely revised edition
  • Original two-volume set now consolidated into one handy volume
  • Selections of literary works and essays discover modern chinese language social issues
  • Each choice starts off with an creation to the writer and concludes with dialogue questions
  • Simplified personality textual content and corresponding vocabulary sit down on dealing with pages
  • Traditional personality textual content seems on the finish of every lesson

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