Deborah Lynn Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 5590010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Lynn Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah Lynn |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film
Haunted Inheritance
From Deluge to Discourse
From Deluge to Discourse
The Literary Function of K'un-lun Mountain in the Mu T'ien-tzu chuan
In this article I question the assumption that all place-names in the Mu T'ien-tzu chuan refer to real places. I suggest instead a mythic origin for many of these seemingly referential elements. By analyzing a complex of myths either referred to or alluded to in the text, I show that several crucial place-names come in fact from cosmological referents rather than geographical ones. The Mu T'ien-tzu chuan cannot then be read purely as a historical…
Toward an Aesthetic of Chinese Vernacular Fiction
The Formation of an Image
Deborah L. Porter, The Formation of an Image: An Analysis of the Linguistic Patterns That Form the Character of Sung Chiang, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 112, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1992), pp. 233-253
The Formation of an Image
Deborah L. Porter, The Formation of an Image: An Analysis of the Linguistic Patterns That Form the Character of Sung Chiang, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 112, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1992), pp. 233-253
The Literary Function of K'un-lun Mountain in the Mu T'ien-tzu chuan
In this article I question the assumption that all place-names in the Mu T'ien-tzu chuan refer to real places. I suggest instead a mythic origin for many of these seemingly referential elements. By analyzing a complex of myths either referred to or alluded to in the text, I show that several crucial place-names come in fact from cosmological referents rather than geographical ones. The Mu T'ien-tzu chuan cannot then be read purely as a historical…
Toward an Aesthetic of Chinese Vernacular Fiction
From Deluge to Discourse
From Deluge to Discourse
Collective Trauma and the Psychology of Secrets in Transnational Film
Haunted Inheritance
History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Mythology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)