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Lehigh University Press Bernhard Karlgren: Portrait of A Scholar
Book SynopsisThis book deals with the life and career of Bernhard Karlgren (18891978), whose research in a great variety of fields, particularly the historical phonology of the Chinese language, laid the foundations for modern western sinology. The definition of the term "sinology" has undergone great changes since Bernhard Karlgren entered the stage a century ago. At that time the term covered research related to the language, literature, history, thought, and intellectual aspects of early China. Since the mid-twentieth century the definition has been considerably broadened to include more modern aspects, with special emphasis on sociopolitical and economic topics. In many Chinese language departments in both China and the West, studies of early China have been put at a disadvantage. This book may serve as a reminder that the time may have come to redress the imbalance. The book begins by sketching the intellectual milieu that characterized Karlgren's school years and ends with a mention of his last publication, "Moot words in some Chuang Tse chapters," published in 1976. The intervening seventy years were filled with intense scholarly activities-including his disputatio for the PhD in Uppsala in 1915; his subsequent career as professor of East Asian languages at Gothenburg University, 1918-39; and his directorship of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm, 1939-59. For many years he served as vice-chancellor of Gothenburg University and as president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History, and Antiquities. He also played a leading role in various endeavors to strengthen the standing of Swedish humanities.Table of Contents1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Childhood and Schooldays in Jönköping, 1889-1907 Chapter 3 2. Liber Studiosus Chapter 4 3. The Great Adventure, 1910-1911 Chapter 5 4. The Irresolute Strategist, 1912-1914 Chapter 6 5. The Diligent Correspondent Chapter 7 6. The Scholarly Breakthrough Chapter 8 7. The Gothenburg Years, 1918-1939 Chapter 9 8. Proximitatem Linguae Longinquae Manifestam Fecit Chapter 10 9. Stockholm, 1939-1959: The Legendary Master Chapter 11 10. Bernhard Karlgren, Professor Emeritus, 1959-1978 12 A List of Works by Bernhard Karlgren in Other Languages than Swedish, Together with Translations into Chinese and Japanese, and a List of His Dedications and Awards 13 Notes 14 Bibliography 15 Index
£87.30
Columbia University Press Frontier Taiwan
Book SynopsisContaining translations of nearly 400 poems from 50 poets, this anthology reveals Taiwan's 20th-century transformation in a broad spectrum of themes, forms, and styles: from lyrical meditation to political satire, haiku to concrete poetry, surrealism to postmodernism. The in-depth introduction outlines the development of modern poetry in the unique historical and cultural context of Taiwan.Trade ReviewThe first English-language anthology to provide a truly comprehensive view of poetry in Taiwan. Los Angeles Times Book Review (Best Books of 2001) Sensitive fidelity to denotative and connotative meanings of the original Chinese and smooth, often inspired English. The 50-page introduction by Yeh is superb-- a comprehensive, nuanced scholarly overview of the historical social, political, cultural, and linguistic forces that combine to make Taiwan a unique example of what Chinese poetry may become when visions of past, present, and future mingle with issues of local identity, national politics, and international influences... Strongly recommended. Choice
£80.00
University of Washington Press Sailing to Formosa
Book SynopsisA bilingual anthology of forty-eight Chinese poems from and about Taiwan, this title offers contrasting views of life in Taiwan. The topics include family and homeland, memory of war, social justice, and the natural world. They present the trauma, travails, and beauties of life, representing different generations, styles, and views and positions.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Map of Taiwan Beautiful Island Beautiful Island / Yang Huan The Subtropics / Lin Hengtai Communion between My Heart and the Island (five selections) / Duo Si Hometown, You Are My Likeness / Su Shaolian Infatuation / Wu Jingcheng Sailing to Formosa / Xu Huizhi My Island Manuscript in a Bottle / Yang Mu Fallen Leaves / Monaneng My Island / Zhang Guozhi Jinmen Gaoliang Spirits / Ji Xian On the Island of Bijia / Yang Ze Historical Memories Discovering / Xiang Yang On hearing the claim that "comfort women" were volunteers / Bai Ling Wounded Mother Tongue / Lin Fan Vermilion Cabinet / Du Ye My Pen / Chen Xiuxi The Orphan of Asia / Luo Dayou Hometown Vignettes Narrow-Gauge Train / Lu Hanxiu Preface to Hometown Vignettes / Wu Sheng Strange Tales of Nanjing Street / Chen Kehua On the Train, Tied Up in Two Knots / Chen Li Lake Dabi, April 21st / Chen Yizhi Jigsaw Puzzle / Yan Ailin Nostalgia for the Mainland A Sick Man / Zeng Guihai Two Trunks / Guan Guan Wearing Chinese Clothes / Lin Yaode The Sea / Luo Renling Give Me Back My Homeland / Jiao Tong Political Justice The Promised Land / Wang Tianyuan Fasting / Zheng Jiongming The Square / Bai Qiu Door / Jiang Xun Nightmare / Li Minyong Mountains and Rivers Great Mountain at South Lake: A Sequence (two selections) / Zheng Chouyu Central Ranges of Bear Cub Laheyuan / Liu Kexiang Fresco on Mt. Ali / Luo Zhicheng Upon Rising at Dawn, Gazing on the Central Mountain Range / Yang Han Aria of Turtle Hill Island / Ling Yu Social Critique A Hymn to Hualian / Hong Hong Flying Garbage / Shang Qin Tomb Sweeping / Xu Wenwei The Epitaph of a Meteorite / Zhan Che I won't write poems for you anymore / Li Kuixian Everyday Life Husband-Gazing Stone / Walis Nogan White Peony / Feng Qing Changing Trains / Sun Weimin A Bird Flies Past / Luo Fu An Ordinary Song / Ya Xian Notes Poets Translators
£463.11
