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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Main Author: Hamm, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2004]
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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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780824863869

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