A World History of Chinese Literature - Paperback

by Yingjin Zhang (Editor)

Providing a broad introduction to the area, this book maps the field of Chinese literature across its various worlds. Looking both within - at the world of Chinese literature, its history, linguistic, cultural, local, and regional specificities - and without - at the way Chinese Literature has circulated throughout the world.

Author Biography

Yingjin Zhang was Distinguished Professor of Modern Chinese Literature at the University of California, San Diego, as well as Visiting Professor of Humanities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. His publications include The Making of Chinese-Sinophone Literatures as World Literature (2022), New Chinese-Language Documentaries (Routledge, 2017), and Chinese Film Stars (Routledge, 2010).