1st Edition

The Comparative Study of Traditional Asian Literatures From Reflective Traditionalism to Neo-Traditionalism

By Vladimir Braginsky Copyright 2001
351 Pages
by Routledge

351 Pages
by Routledge

351 Pages
by Routledge

This book represents the first ever published introduction to the comparative study of traditional Asian literatures, embracing three vast literary zones: Arab-Islamic, Indo-South East Asian and Sino-Far Eastern. The aim of the book is to outline the main properties of Asian literatures in the period of 'reflective traditionalism' (the early centuries CE to the first half of the 19th century),... Read more
Introduction; Literary Aggregations; Self-Awareness of Zone-Shaping Literatures; The Anthropomorphism of Literary Systems; Epilogue

Biography

Vladimir Braginsky