Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911.
Chen, Shih-Wen.
Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (197 pages) - Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present Series . - Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present Series .
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Chinese Romanization -- 1 A Kaleidoscope of Knowledge: Children, Knowledge, and China in Victorian and Edwardian Britain -- 2 Exploring the Celestial Kingdom: William Dalton and Anne Bowman's Vision of China -- 3 From Comic Trickster to Brilliant Detective: E. Harcourt Burrage's 'Immortal' Ching-Ching -- 4 Heroes and Hostile Hordes: Representing the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) -- 5 China Against the Allies: Interpreting the Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) -- Conclusion: Quilts and Kaleidoscopes: Visions of China in the Literary Imagination -- Appendix: Timeline -- Works Cited -- Index.
In her exploration of China in British children's literature, Shih-Wen Chen considers travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories and periodicals to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Her book provides a new context for understanding how China was constructed and sheds light on British cultural history and on the history and uses of children's literature.
9781317066033
Children's stories, English-History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PR830.C513 .C446 2016
823.0099282
Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (197 pages) - Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present Series . - Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present Series .
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Chinese Romanization -- 1 A Kaleidoscope of Knowledge: Children, Knowledge, and China in Victorian and Edwardian Britain -- 2 Exploring the Celestial Kingdom: William Dalton and Anne Bowman's Vision of China -- 3 From Comic Trickster to Brilliant Detective: E. Harcourt Burrage's 'Immortal' Ching-Ching -- 4 Heroes and Hostile Hordes: Representing the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) -- 5 China Against the Allies: Interpreting the Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) -- Conclusion: Quilts and Kaleidoscopes: Visions of China in the Literary Imagination -- Appendix: Timeline -- Works Cited -- Index.
In her exploration of China in British children's literature, Shih-Wen Chen considers travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories and periodicals to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Her book provides a new context for understanding how China was constructed and sheds light on British cultural history and on the history and uses of children's literature.
9781317066033
Children's stories, English-History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PR830.C513 .C446 2016
823.0099282