The Same Moon Shines on All: The Lives and Selected Poems of Yanagawa Seigan and Kōran
Jonathan Chaves's book presents an in-depth analysis of one of Japan's major writers of kanshi (Chinese-language poetry), and his wife, also a master of kanshi.
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What Painter Could Ever Capture This?: Poetry of the Four Lings of Song China
This is Jonathan Chaves' new book on late-Song Chinese (1127-1279) poets Weng Juan (翁卷), Xu Zhao (徐照), Xu Ji (徐璣), Zhao Shixiu (趙師秀). This book is the first on these poets in any Western language.
These poems by Jonathan Chaves explore varying worldviews and religions, eventually discovering theosis and spiritual growth. Humor plays a role, as it too can be revelatory.
Introducing Chinese Linguistics: A handbook for Chinese language teachers and learners
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Chinese linguistics, including phonetics and...
Staging for the Emperors: A History of Qing Court Theatre, 1683–1923
This book examines two distinct and interlocking dimensions of the Qing court theatre—the vicissitudes...
Power Up Korean Vocabulary is full of essential information that beginning to intermediate level...
A History of the Chinese Language (2nd ed.)
A History of the Chinese Language by Hongyuan Dong provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric...
This study analyzes North Korean comedy films from the late 1960s to present day. It examines the most...
Semantics of Chinese Questions: An Interface Approach
Hongyuan Dong's Semantics of Chinese Questions: An Interface Approach looks...
The Routledge Course in Business Korean
The Routledge Course in Business Korean is a textbook for teaching Korean to mid-...
Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Chinese Tones
Tones are the most challenging aspect of learning Chinese pronunciation for adult learners and...
Rewriting Revolution: Women, Sexuality, and Memory in North Korean Fiction
Immanuel Kim’s book confronts North Korean stereotypes, offering a more complex...
Cave of the Immortals: The Poetry and Prose of Bamboo Painter Wen Tong (1019-1079)
Wen Tong's poems and prose pieces bring to light aspects of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism that are...
日本語のオノマトペの特徴は、情報を効率よく伝えるために有効だというだけではない。一般に、オノマトペは、言語的な核の外側に存在すると思われているが、日本語のオノマトペの場合、...
Developing Chinese Fluency: An Introductory Course
Developing Chinese Fluency: An Introductory Course is a complete first-year program that makes...
A History of the Chinese Language
A History of the Chinese Language by Hongyuan Dong provides a comprehensive introduction...
本書以明代傳奇經典──湯顯祖之《牡丹亭》為對象，探討其在崑劇發展史中，於舞臺上呈現的樣貌與改本詮釋重心的變化。透過剖析原著與改編在藝術形式上自由發抒之諸多可能性，...
Every Rock a Universe: The Yellow Mountains and Chinese Travel Writing
Jonathan Chaves presents the first complete translation of artist and poet Wang Hondu’...
Intermediate Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook
Intermediate Japanese by Takae Tsujioka and Shoko Hamano...