The Great Wall : a Cultural History
Through an examination of allusions to the Wall in an eclectic array of texts--ranging from official dynastic histories, elite poetry, and popular folktales to contemporary tourist testimonials, children's songs, and avant-garde performance art--this study maps out a provocative new framework for understanding the structure's function and significance
History
1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780674058804, 0674058801
733294921
Prologue : on origins
A unity of gaps
Aspirations of immortality
Between history and legend
A garden of forking paths
Another brick in the wall
A very queer thing
Epilogue : return to origins