Unpacking the Goose Cage: A Close Reading of a Chinese "mise en abyme"
Unpacking the Goose Cage: A Close Reading of a Chinese "mise en abyme"
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Unpacking the Goose Cage: A Close Reading of a Chinese "mise en abyme"
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Madison: CLEAR
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Chinese literature, essays, articles, reviews, 2017-12, Vol.39, p.79-94
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English
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Through a comparison of three Chinese versions of a zhiguai anecdote, and their Indian and Arabic counterparts, this paper shows that these narratives not only describe random strange and impossible feats; they also explore the fluid nature of size and space to make inferences regarding identity, creativity and control. It also identifies the speci...
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Unpacking the Goose Cage: A Close Reading of a Chinese "mise en abyme"
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2222480658
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0161-9705
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