Deborah Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 8495089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
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
No prominent works on this page.
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
Art (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · Asian studies (1 work) · China (1 work) · Chinese literature (1 work)