1st Edition

Chinese Narratology I Heaven and Human

By Yang Yi Copyright 2024
168 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

As the first volume of a two-volume set on Chinese narratology, this title introduces the cultural fundamentals that nurture Chinese literary works and investigates the structure and time of Chinese narrative. In the introductory chapter, the author examines the intrinsic association between Chinese writers’ narrative techniques and China’s cultural background by putting forward a Principle of... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Narrative Theory and Cultural Strategies 

1 On Structure 

2 On Time

Works Cited

Index

Biography

Yang Yi (杨义) is a research fellow and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and a CASS member. His research fields include the interaction of Chinese literature and culture, Chinese narratology, poetics of Chinese literature, and Chinese cultural thought.