Chiang Yee and his circle : chinese artistic and intellectual life in Britain, 1930-1950 / edited by Paul Bevan, Anne Witchard, and Da Zheng.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bevan, Paul, Ph. D., editor.

Witchard, Anne Veronica, editor.

Zheng, Da, 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This book, Chiang Yee and His Circle: Chinese Artistic and Intellectual Life in Britain, 1930-1950, celebrates the life and work of Chiang Yee (1903-1977), a Chinese writer, poet, and painter who made his home in London, England during the 1930s and 1940s. It examines Chiang's relationship with his circle of friends and colleagues in the English capital, and assesses the work he produced during his sojourn there. This edited volume, with contributions from eleven distinguished scholars, tells a story of a Chinese intellectual community in London that up to now has been largely overlooked. It portrays a dynamic picture of the London-based émigré life during the years that led up to the war and during the conflict that was the catalyst for many of them moving on. In addition, the book broadens our understanding of cultural interactions between China and the West in Hampstead, one of the most vibrant artistic communities in London.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Note on Copyright

Notes on Romanisation and References

Contributors

Editors’ Introduction: Chiang Yee and His Circle: Chinese Artistic and Intellectual Life in Britain, 1930–1950

Part One: Chiang Yee

1. Chiang Yee’s Hampstead

2. Chiang Yee as Art History

3. Being Chiang Yee: Feeling, Difference, and Storytelling

4. Chiang Yee and British Ballet

5. The Silent Traveller at Home

6. Chiang Yee in Wartime

Part Two: Chiang Yee’s Circle

7. Navigating British Publishing and Finding an Anglophone Readership: Five Chinese Writers

8. Chiang Yee and the Hsiungs: Solidarity, Conviviality, and the Economy of Racial Representation

9. Shih-I Hsiung and Anglo-Chinese Films: ‘An Interesting Experiment’

10. A ‘Chinese Shelley’ in 1930s Britain: Wang Lixi’s Transnational Activism and Transcultural Lyricism

11. Mahjong in Maida Vale

Glossary of Chinese names

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789888754885

9888754882

OCLC:

1342499938