Sabina Knight on writing Chinese literary history
"Writing Chinese Literary History: A Tweet for Sore Eyes" by Sabina Knight - in which she describes how she wrote "Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction"
attached to: Sabina Knight
"Writing Chinese Literary History: A Tweet for Sore Eyes" by Sabina Knight - in which she describes how she wrote "Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction"
attached to: Sabina Knight
Comments
I haven't read the book yet, but I have ordered it. In any case the attempt is courageous.
Gregory LEE, July 19, 2014, 10:03a.m.
I'm reading it now. It's a nice overview; not only a good place for real beginners to start, but also a place for experts to gain a couple new insights born from simplified ordering. But the poetry translations (erratic rhyming, extraneous and antiquated diction...) are really not to my taste.
Lucas
Lucas Klein, July 28, 2014, 6:07a.m.