Chinese fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Description:

"It has often been said that the nineteenth century was a relatively stagnant period for Chinese fiction, but preeminent scholar Patrick Hanan shows that the opposite is true: the finest novels of the nineteenth century show a constant experimentation and evolution. In this collection of detailed and insightful essays, Hanan examines Chinese fiction before and during the period in which Chinese writers first came into contact with western fiction."--BOOK JACKET

subjects: Chinese fiction,  History and criticism,  Chinese fiction, history and criticism,  Fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  Social work with the terminally ill

Times: 20th century,  Qing dynasty, 1644-1912