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The Aesthetics of Chinese Writing: A Diachronic and Transcultural Perspective

The Aesthetics of Chinese Writing: A Diachronic and Transcultural Perspective

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesTypography & Calligraphy

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 14, 2027

ISBN13: 9798765157381
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Oct 14 2027
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This volume offers a broad and interdisciplinary exploration of the aesthetic dimensions and expressive richness of Chinese writing, spanning from the first attestations of sign-making to modern attempts of integrating innovative art forms.

Moving beyond the conventional aesthetic categories of shufa, commonly translated as Chinese calligraphy, it proposes a novel approach for understanding the aesthetics of Sino-writing, an inclusive term for writing systems that have adopted and adapted Chinese characters. This approach reconsiders aesthetics as a process grounded in bodily experiences and shaped by cultural context.

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