Chinese Songs in a French Key: How Judith Gautier's Book of Jade Introduced Europe to Chinese Poetry - Paperback
by Pauline Yu
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231209434ISBN-10:231209436UPC:9780231209434Book Category:Literary Criticism, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Comparative Literature, Europe, Literary FiguresBook Topic:FranceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCD0K8129D
Chinese Songs in a French Key: How Judith Gautier's Book of Jade Introduced Europe to Chinese Poetry
In early 1867, a book of poems stunned the French literary world. Titled The Book of Jade, it featured Chinese calligraphy and named ancient Chinese poets as sources, leaving readers uncertain whether the collection was a translation or a French author's invention. Though the book was published under a pseudonym, the author was quickly recognized as Judith Gautier, the young daughter of a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231209434ISBN-10:231209436UPC:9780231209434Book Category:Literary Criticism, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Comparative Literature, Europe, Literary FiguresBook Topic:FranceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.0406Product ID:SCD0K8129D
Pauline Yu is president emerita of the American Council of Learned Societies. She is the author or editor of five books on Chinese and comparative literature. Yu serves on several philanthropic and nonprofit boards and was awarded a National Humanities Medal in 2022.
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