Literary Imagination and Cultural Utilization (The Image of China in British Literature)

Author: Jiang Zhiqin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book systematically organizes, analyzes, and studies the Chinese image in British literature from the perspective of literary imagination and cultural utilization, employing relevant theories such as Comparative Literature Imagology, Postcolonialism, and Reception Aesthetics. It specifically depicts the utopian and exotic beauty of the Chinese image in British literature, and provides a detailed analysis of how British writers have positively and negatively utilized the Chinese image in their literary creations. By examining how the Chinese image has been imagined, exaggerated, and distorted by British writers, the book explores the formation process and patterns of British perceptions of China, as well as conducts an in-depth analysis and discussion of its social psychological background and deeper cultural structure.