Anne M Birrell

Biographic Data

ID699897
NAMEAnne M Birrell
GIVEN NAMESAnne M
FAMILY NAMEBirrell
SIGNATUREBIRRELL A M
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
H-INDEX1

  • Spirit and Self in Medieval China: The Shih-shuo hsin-yü and Its Legacy

    Anne Birrell, Anne M Birrell et al.ARTICLEChinese Literature Essays…2003

    The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant works in the entire Chinese literary tradition. It established a genre (the Shih-shuo t'i) and inspired dozens of imitations from the later part of the Tang dynasty (618-907) to the early Republican era of the twentieth century. The Shih-shuo hsin-yu consists of more than a thousand historical anecdotes about elite life in the l…

  • James Legge and the Chinese Mythological Tradition

    Anne Birrell, Anne M BirrellARTICLEHistory of Religions1999Cited by: 1

  • Chinese Mythology: An Introduction

    Robert E Hegel, Anne M BirrellREVIEWChinese Literature Essays…1996

    Definitions of Myth -- Approaches to Chinese Myth -- The Comparative Method in the Study of Chinese Myth -- Modern Chinese and Japanese Studies of Chinese Myth -- The Nature of Chinese Mythic Narratives -- The Polyfunctionality of Myth as an Organizing Principle -- Future Research on Chinese Myth: A New Dimension -- 1. Origins -- The Origin of the World -- The Goddess Nu Kua Creates Human Beings -- Sunrise, Sunset -- 2. Culture Bearers -- The Riv…

  • Studies on Chinese Myth Since 1970: An Appraisal, Part 2

    Anne Birrell, Anne M BirrellARTICLEHistory of Religions1994

  • Studies on Chinese Myth Since 1970: An Appraisal, Part 1

    Anne Birrell, Anne M BirrellARTICLEHistory of Religions1994Cited by: 1

  • Mythmaking and Yüeh-Fu: Popular Songs and Ballads of Early Imperial China

    Anne Birrell, Anne M BirrellARTICLEJournal of the American Oriental…1989