Humour in Chinese Life and Letters

Humour in Chinese Life and Letters
Author: Jessica Milner Davis
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9888083511

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The present study emphasizes Chapter Six of Huai-nan Tzu in expounding the theory of kan-ying STIMULUS-RESPONSE; RESONANCE, which postulates that all things in the universe are interrelated and influence each other according to pre-set patterns.


Humour in Chinese Life and Letters
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors: Jessica Milner Davis
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-01 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

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The present study emphasizes Chapter Six of Huai-nan Tzu in expounding the theory of kan-ying STIMULUS-RESPONSE; RESONANCE, which postulates that all things in
Humour in Chinese Life and Culture
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Jessica Davis Milner
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-01 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press

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This book investigates the use of humor in the public sphere and in personal life in China. The contributors cover modern and contemporary forms -- comic films
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Language: en
Pages: 359
Authors: Jessica Milner Davis
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-06-30 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indone
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Language: en
Pages: 394
Authors: George Kao
Categories: Humor
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The Age of Irreverence
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Christopher Rea
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-08 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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The Age of Irreverence tells the story of why China’s entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward ext