Testing the literary :: prose and the aesthetic in early modern China /
"The civil service examination essay-known as shiwen (modern or contemporary prose) or bagu wen (eight-legged essay) for its complex structure-was the most widely read and written literary genre in early modern China (1450-1850). As the primary mode of expression in which educated individuals w...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The civil service examination essay-known as shiwen (modern or contemporary prose) or bagu wen (eight-legged essay) for its complex structure-was the most widely read and written literary genre in early modern China (1450-1850). As the primary mode of expression in which educated individuals were schooled, shiwen epitomized the literary enterprise even beyond the walls of the examination compound. But shiwen suffered condemnation in the shift in discourse on literary writing that followed the fall of the Ming dynasty, and were thoroughly rejected in the May Fourth iconoclasm of the early twentieth century. Challenging conventional disregard for the genre, Alexander Des Forges reads the examination essay from a literary perspective, showing how shiwen redefined prose aesthetics and transformed the work of writing. A new approach to subjectivity took shape: the question "who is speaking?" resonated through the essays' involuted prose style, foregrounding issues of agency and control. At the same time, the anonymity of the bureaucratic evaluation process highlighted originality as a literary value. Finally, an emphasis on questions of form marked the aesthetic as a key arena for contestation of authority as candidates, examiners, and critics joined to form a dominant social class of literary producers"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Des Forges, Alexander Townsend, 1970- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBfWGCbty7YMHjmrVYK8d http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98016986 Testing the literary : prose and the aesthetic in early modern China / Alexander Des Forges. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2021. ©2021 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 125 Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 10, 2022). Includes bibliographical references and index. Voice : an ideology of technique -- Representative style -- Measures and matches -- The examined subject -- Anonymity and identity. "The civil service examination essay-known as shiwen (modern or contemporary prose) or bagu wen (eight-legged essay) for its complex structure-was the most widely read and written literary genre in early modern China (1450-1850). As the primary mode of expression in which educated individuals were schooled, shiwen epitomized the literary enterprise even beyond the walls of the examination compound. But shiwen suffered condemnation in the shift in discourse on literary writing that followed the fall of the Ming dynasty, and were thoroughly rejected in the May Fourth iconoclasm of the early twentieth century. Challenging conventional disregard for the genre, Alexander Des Forges reads the examination essay from a literary perspective, showing how shiwen redefined prose aesthetics and transformed the work of writing. A new approach to subjectivity took shape: the question "who is speaking?" resonated through the essays' involuted prose style, foregrounding issues of agency and control. At the same time, the anonymity of the bureaucratic evaluation process highlighted originality as a literary value. Finally, an emphasis on questions of form marked the aesthetic as a key arena for contestation of authority as candidates, examiners, and critics joined to form a dominant social class of literary producers"-- Provided by publisher. Chinese examination essays History and criticism. Chinese essays Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. Chinese essays Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. Chinese prose literature Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. Aesthetics in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93007960 Essais chinois 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming) Histoire et critique. Essais chinois (CaQQLa)201-0140658 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) (CaQQLa)201-0140658 Histoire et critique. (CaQQLa)201-0377571 Prose chinoise (CaQQLa)201-0351755 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) (CaQQLa)201-0351755 Histoire et critique. (CaQQLa)201-0377571 Esthétique dans la littérature. Essais chinois 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing) Histoire et critique. Prose chinoise 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing) Histoire et critique. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics. bisacsh Aesthetics in literature fast Chinese essays fast Chinese essays Ming dynasty fast Chinese examination essays fast Chinese prose literature fast Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty fast Qing Dynasty (China) fast Aesthetics in literature. nli Chinese prose literature Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. nli Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. nli Chinese essays Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. nli Chinese essays Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. nli Chinese examination essays History and criticism. nli 1368-1912 fast Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast has work: Testing the literary (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFDWgDr3rPFhFjrDWFmHkC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Original 9780674251182 0674251180 (DLC) 2020050237 (OCoLC)1198019640 Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 125. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42012401 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3204182 Volltext |
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| title_full | Testing the literary : prose and the aesthetic in early modern China / Alexander Des Forges. |
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| topic | Chinese examination essays History and criticism. Chinese essays Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. Chinese essays Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. Chinese prose literature Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. Aesthetics in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93007960 Essais chinois 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming) Histoire et critique. Essais chinois (CaQQLa)201-0140658 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) (CaQQLa)201-0140658 Histoire et critique. (CaQQLa)201-0377571 Prose chinoise (CaQQLa)201-0351755 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) (CaQQLa)201-0351755 Histoire et critique. (CaQQLa)201-0377571 Esthétique dans la littérature. Essais chinois 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing) Histoire et critique. Prose chinoise 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing) Histoire et critique. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics. bisacsh Aesthetics in literature fast Chinese essays fast Chinese essays Ming dynasty fast Chinese examination essays fast Chinese prose literature fast Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty fast Qing Dynasty (China) fast Aesthetics in literature. nli Chinese prose literature Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. nli Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. nli Chinese essays Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. nli Chinese essays Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. nli Chinese examination essays History and criticism. nli |
| topic_facet | Chinese examination essays History and criticism. Chinese essays Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. Chinese essays Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 History and criticism. Chinese prose literature Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism. Aesthetics in literature. Essais chinois 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming) Histoire et critique. Essais chinois 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) Histoire et critique. Prose chinoise 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) Histoire et critique. Esthétique dans la littérature. Essais chinois 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing) Histoire et critique. Prose chinoise 1644-1912 (Dynastie des Qing) Histoire et critique. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics. Aesthetics in literature Chinese essays Chinese essays Ming dynasty Chinese examination essays Chinese prose literature Chinese prose literature Ming dynasty Qing Dynasty (China) Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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