Paper swordsmen : Jin Yong and the modern Chinese martial arts novel /
The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawai'i Press,
©2005.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong. Through close readings of Jin Yong's recognized masterpieces, Hamm shows how these works combine a rich literary tradition with an extraordinary narrative artistry and an evolving appreciation of the political and cultural aspects of contemporary Chinese experience. |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 348 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-339) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780824863869 0824863860 |
