The Odyssey of the Buddhist Mind
The Allegory of The Later Journey to the West
Seiten
1994
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-8191-9670-5 (ISBN)
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-8191-9670-5 (ISBN)
Xiaolian Liu presents the first and only major study on the achievement of the novel in the context of both Western and Chinese allegorical traditions. This groundbreaking book provides a comparative study of the nature and various aspects of allegory as illustrated through the analysis of The Later Journey to the West, a seventeenth-century Chinese allegorical novel. The author also examines the theme, structure and characterization of the novel and their allegorical meanings. Contents: Introduction: A Chinese Allegorical Novel; The Hero's Quest: The Basic Allegory; The Pilgrims' Progress: Meaning of the Allegorical Journey; Symbolic Images and Actions: Representations of Allegorical Characters; Hou Xiyou ji in the Context of Western and Chinese Allegorical Traditions; Appendix I; A Synopsis of Hou Xiyou ji; Appendix II: The Problem of Authorship of Hou Xiyou ji; Selected Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.12.1994 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 145 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 531 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8191-9670-3 / 0819196703 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8191-9670-5 / 9780819196705 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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