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Texts and Transformations

- Essays in Honor of the 75th Birthday of Victor H. Mair

About Texts and Transformations

This book interrogates moments in the long history of East Asian writing at which turning points in the lives of texts become perceptible and assesses the transforming effect of stories, customs, and "outside" ideas on Chinese civilization over a nearly 2000-year period.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781604979565
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 486
  • Published:
  • March 25, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x154x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 718 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: January 4, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Texts and Transformations

This book interrogates moments in the long history of East Asian writing at which turning points in the lives of texts become perceptible and assesses the transforming effect of stories, customs, and "outside" ideas on Chinese civilization over a nearly 2000-year period.

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