Testing the Literary
Author | : Alexander Des Forges |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2021-04-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674251180 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674251182 |
Rating | : 4/5 (182 Downloads) |
Download or read book Testing the Literary written by Alexander Des Forges and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Des Forges reads shiwen from a literary perspective, showing how the examination essay redefined prose aesthetics, transformed the work of writing, and marked the aesthetic as a key arena for contestation of authority as candidates, examiners, and critics joined to form a dominant social class of literary producers.