Böcker av Maghiel van Crevel

Wilt Idema is one of the world's leading scholars and translators of Chinese literature, with research interests ranging from classical poetry to premodern fiction, performance literature and women's writing. His oeuvre is exceptional in its inclusiveness and its ability to let different historical periods, genres and issues speak to one another, and to make the riches of Chinese literature accessible to a wide range of readers. In honor of his work, this collection brings together new research by twenty-two prominent scholars in a field of tremendous scope and diversity, on topics including genre characteristics, literary representations of social and political history, gender and cultural identity, music, autobiography, women's writing, internet literature and more.

This book is intended for Chinese Studies majors, China-focused students in other fields, heritage learners, and professionals. It will help improve vocabulary and grammar competence, and foster reading strategies and writing and translation skills, for use in academic and professional settings. Paint Feet on a Snake *is available in full-form and simplified character editions*is aimed at learners of Mandarin with a command of about 850 characters and 1200 vocabulary items*is suitable for language acquisition programs and for programs combining linguistic and cultural competence*has been optimized in pilot editions at Leiden UniversityLin Chin-hui is lecturer in Mandarin at the University of GöttingenMaghiel van Crevel is professor of Chinese language and literature at Leiden University