The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang : Republican-era martial arts fiction / John Christopher Hamm.
The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang : Republican-era martial arts fiction / John Christopher Hamm.
The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang : Republican-era martial arts fiction / John Christopher Hamm.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
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G 2020/2864
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 299 pages : illustraions ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The writer's life -- Xiang Kairan's monkeys : xiaoshuo as a literary genre -- Thematic subgenre : martial arts fiction -- Form and medium : the serialized linked-chapter novel and beyond -- Marvelous gallants of the rivers and lakes -- Chivalric heroes of modern times -- Conclusion : the unworthy sc...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"Xiang Kairan, who wrote under the pen name 'The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang,' is remembered as the father of modern Chinese martial arts fiction, one of the most distinctive forms of twentieth-century Chinese culture and the inspiration for China's globally popular martial arts cinema. In this book, John Christopher Hamm shows how Xiang Kairan...
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The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang : Republican-era martial arts fiction / John Christopher Hamm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/2864
Record Identifier
74VKadPR64yg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadPR64yg
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ISBN
9780231190565 hardcover alkaline paper
0231190565 hardcover alkaline paper
DDC
895.1351
MMS ID
991024317396702626
