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Traditional Chinese Humor A Study in Art and Literature / [by] Henry W. Wells.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wells, Henry W., 1895-1978.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humour chinois--Dans la litterature.
- Humour chinois.
- Humour chinois--Dans l'art.
- Chinese wit and humor.
- Chinese wit and humor--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource ix, 242 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Indiana University Press 1971
- Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1971]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A beguiling world informed by a distinctive sense of the comic is opened to Western readers in this perceptive book. Beginning with the arts of painting and sculpture, the author proceeds to demonstrate the vital role of humor in the work of Chinese poets and other writers, many of whom cultivated the art of smiling at life's incongruities. Copious quotations in English translation make the charm of Chinese humor accessible to all.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-04914-8
- OCLC:
- 1259584845
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