Magical Imagination (North and South European Writers and Chinese Culture)

Author: Wang Ning et al
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Step into the literary halls of Northern and Southern Europe, where enchanting imaginations of China flood in: the mystical and surreal Silk Road kingdom in the eyes of Roman writers, the poetic and heroic "Chinese heroes" on the Italian literary stage, the beautiful and cold "Chinese princesses" – these exotic Eastern tales, imbued with endless charm, evoke beautiful fantasies of a distant world. Meanwhile, the mad knight Don Quixote, the vagrant Sancho Panza, the new woman Nora, Peer Gynt who, and the immortal poet Dante who journeys along the arduous path of the Heavens, stir spiritual ripples in the hearts of Chinese readers. These ripples are so enduring, reflecting the contact and fusion of Dutch literature and culture; the spread of Chinese culture in Northern and Southern Europe, the rise and renewal of Sinological traditions in the globalized era; the popularization of the Chinese language and the formation of a new world cultural landscape. Like an endless array of cultural exchange channels, immersing ourselves in them allows us to savor the magnificent symphony of Sino-Western literary and cultural exchanges.