The Chinese Influence on the English Literature and Culture of the Eighteenth Century
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Argues that eighteenth-century literature defined itself as 'English' and 'modern' by engaging with debates about Chinese history and culture.
In inviting a rethinking of ideas of foreignness and selfhood, this book explores Sino-British encounters in eighteenth-century English literature, providing de
The Vision of China is the first book on China as it came to be reflected in English literature. As such, it also offers the first comprehensive study of the im