Yuehping Yen

Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134370610
• Artikelnr.: 38402290

Autorenporträt

Yen, Yuehping

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction: The Abode of Calligraphic Inscriptions 1.
Dances with Power: Public Calligraphy and its Social Effects 2. Becoming a
Person Through Wen 3. Handwriting and Personhood 4. Body-Person
Engineering: Brush Techniques and Calligraphic Composition 5. Brush Work:
Alternative Bodybuilding 6. Ideograms and Knowledge 7. Characters Reloaded
Bibliography Glossary