{"product_id":"literary-lectures-paperback-softback","title":"Literary Lectures - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of lectures on literature given in top universities in China by Bi Feiyu, one of the country's best known writers. From the perspective of a novelist, the author revisits and interprets classic works by renowned writers, aiming to illuminate what constitutes a classic.\u003cbr\u003eThe lectures explore works of classical and modern Chinese literature such as \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Red Mansions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWater Margin\u003c\/i\u003e and works by Lu Xun and Wang Zengqi, as well as world-famous writers such as Guy de Maupassant, V.S. Naipaul, Ernest Hemingway and Thomas Hardy. The interpretation and criticism of the works goes beyond academic textual analysis, highlighting the instincts, writing experience and insights of a creative writer. Comparison is made between the literary elements of modernism and classical Chinese works, techniques of character shaping and plot development, thematic dimensions, narrative style, literary topos, literary aesthetics and the language of literature.\u003cbr\u003eThese essays will appeal to readers interested in literature, literary criticism, Chinese literature and world classics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584604889326,"sku":"9781032226569","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/literary-lectures-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}