Foreword by frederic e wakeman jr (1 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. Brief study of Chinese intellectual history and the conflict between provincial and cosmopolitan tastes over 'non-Chinese' values, based on a study of Western plays translated into Chinese in the 20th century, offering a new perspective on the Communist Cultural Revolution. The "embryo" of a much larger work, this is the text of three planned lectures to have been delivered by the author before his untimely death in 1969, here introduced by a former student & then colleague, discussing Levenson's life & work. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; jacket rubbed with light creasing, short tear. Text clean; Size: Octavo.…