In her exploration of China in British children's literature, Shih-Wen Chen considers travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories and periodicals to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Her book provides a new context for understanding how China was constructed and sheds light on British cultural history and on the history and uses of children's literature.
In her exploration of China in British children's literature, Shih-Wen Chen considers travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories and periodicals to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Her book provides a new context for understanding how China was constructed and sheds light on British cultural history and on the history and uses of children's literature.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Shih-Wen Chen is Lecturer in Literary Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include children's literature, print culture, and histories of reading.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: A kaleidoscope of knowledge: children, knowledge, and China in Victorian and Edwardian Britain Exploring the Celestial Kingdom: William Dalton and Anne Bowman's vision of China From comic trickster to brilliant detective: E. Harcourt Burrage's 'immortal' Ching-Ching Heroes and hostile hordes: representing the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) China against the allies: interpreting the Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) Conclusion: quilts and kaleidoscopes: visions of China in the literary imagination Appendix: timeline Works cited Index.
Contents: A kaleidoscope of knowledge: children, knowledge, and China in Victorian and Edwardian Britain Exploring the Celestial Kingdom: William Dalton and Anne Bowman's vision of China From comic trickster to brilliant detective: E. Harcourt Burrage's 'immortal' Ching-Ching Heroes and hostile hordes: representing the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) China against the allies: interpreting the Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) Conclusion: quilts and kaleidoscopes: visions of China in the literary imagination Appendix: timeline Works cited Index.
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