"In Kraus's hands, the study of calligraphy becomes a metaphor for a much wider topic--the persistence of traditionalism in modern China. That traditionalism is obvious to anyone who has even a superficial knowledge of modern China; but it is vague and so diffuse that it is difficult to gain a satisfying intellectual comprehension of it. By focusing on a small aspect of that traditionalism--but an aspect with deep metaphoorical resonance--the author helps us to gain a more focused understanding of Chinese cultural life."- ...
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"In Kraus's hands, the study of calligraphy becomes a metaphor for a much wider topic--the persistence of traditionalism in modern China. That traditionalism is obvious to anyone who has even a superficial knowledge of modern China; but it is vague and so diffuse that it is difficult to gain a satisfying intellectual comprehension of it. By focusing on a small aspect of that traditionalism--but an aspect with deep metaphoorical resonance--the author helps us to gain a more focused understanding of Chinese cultural life."--Richard Madsen, author of "Morality and Power in a Chinese Village"
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Textual photos. Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper. 23x16cm, xii, 208 pp. Contents: The Institution of Calligrapgy in Imperial China: Chinese Calligraphy as a System of Power; Demystifying Chinese Characters; The Legend of the Calligraphy Sage, Wang Xizhi; The Brush as an Instrument of Rule; Art Criticism as Political Commentary; Calligraphy and Revolution: The Cultural Dillema of the Revolutionary Elite; The Gentlemen Scholars of the Central and South Lakes; The Failed Assault on Chinese Characters; Leninist Calligraphy for Mass Politics; Cultural Revolution Calligraphy: Big Characters and Leftist Lines; Evil Characters, Poison Pens; The Unsuccessful Penmanship of Chairman Hua Guofeng; Postrevolutionary Calligraphy: Calligraphy's New Conventions; A Personal Art in a Changing Society; The Orchid Pavilion's Modern Legacy.
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