Sinophone-Anglophone Cultural Duet

by Sheng-Mei Ma

Book Overview

This book examines the paradox of China and the United States' literary and visual relationships, morphing between a happy duet and a contentious duel in fiction, film, poetry, comics, and opera from both sides of the Pacific. In the 21st century where tension between the two superpowers escalates, a gaping lacuna lies in the cultural sphere of Sino-Anglo comparative cultures. By focusing on a "Sinophone-Anglophone" relationship rather than a "China-US"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319580329
• ISBN13: 9783319580326
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"