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Price: £20.00
Pages: 291
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Publication Date:
15 October 2011
Trim Size: 8.80 X 5.90 in
ISBN: 9789888083527
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
"Humor is serious business anywhere. It can also be dangerous. Humour in Chinese Life and Letters, Jocelyn Chey and Jessica Milner Davis's two-volume collection of essays on aspects of humor in Chinese literature, daily life and art over the last three mi
"It gives me great pleasure to endorse this wonderful publication edited by esteemed academics. This book will be very helpful to anyone wanting to understand or do business with China." -- Patrick WU Po Kong, Standing Committee Member of The Chinese Gener
"An excellent insight into classical and traditional approaches. Chinese humour is unique and important, and there has long been a need for an erudite and comprehensive account of its nature, philosophy and history." -- Christie Davies, Emeritus Professor
"A timely contribution to the sparse literature on the history and expression of humour in Chinese society. Carefully annotated with original Chinese sources, this is a valuable reference and an enjoyable introduction to a poorly understood but integral a
"Humour in Chinese Life and Letters is a highly engaging, thought-provoking, and most enjoyable book. Breaking new ground in the comparative study of humour and laughter, this book has shown me that many things are found -- rather than lost -- in translatio
"It gives me great pleasure to endorse this wonderful publication edited by esteemed academics. This book will be very helpful to anyone wanting to understand or do business with China." -- Patrick WU Po Kong, Standing Committee Member of The Chinese Gener
"An excellent insight into classical and traditional approaches. Chinese humour is unique and important, and there has long been a need for an erudite and comprehensive account of its nature, philosophy and history." -- Christie Davies, Emeritus Professor
"A timely contribution to the sparse literature on the history and expression of humour in Chinese society. Carefully annotated with original Chinese sources, this is a valuable reference and an enjoyable introduction to a poorly understood but integral a
"Humour in Chinese Life and Letters is a highly engaging, thought-provoking, and most enjoyable book. Breaking new ground in the comparative study of humour and laughter, this book has shown me that many things are found -- rather than lost -- in translatio
Jocelyn Chey is a visiting professor in the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sydney, and a consultant on Australia-China relations. She left an academic career to serve for over twenty years in the Departments of Overseas Trade and Foreign Affairs, and was also director of the China Branch of the International Wool Secretariat. She served as Consul-General in Hong Kong from 1992-95. She was presented with the Order of Australia in 2009 for her contribution to the development of Australia-China relations. Jessica Milner Davis is an honorary research associate in the School of Letters, Art and Media, University of Sydney, and convenes the Australasian Humour Studies Network (www.sydney.edu.au/humourstudies). She served as Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales in Sydney and is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. President of the International Society for Humor Studies in 1996 and 2001, she is an Editorial Board member of Humor International Journal for Humor Research and other journals and publishes on comedy and cross-cultural humour studies.