Derong CAO
Biographic Data
| ID | 9715294 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derong CAO |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derong |
| FAMILY NAME | CAO |
| SIGNATURE | CAO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0811-868X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Vulgarity as Springboard for High Art—A Comparative Study of Vladimir Nabokov and Qian Zhongshu’s Notions of Vulgarity
The discussion of vulgarity features prominently in both Nabokov and Qian’s creative writing. In this essay, their notions of vulgarity will be compared and contrasted. Nabokov and Qian have surprisingly similar understandings of vulgarity. To be more specific, both identify pretense/ affectation and triteness/ mediocrity as its fundamental characteristics. Moreover, both authors believe that the quintessential feature of vulgarity lies in its do…
Academic Barbarism Reconsidered—A Comparative Study of Vladimir Nabokov’s Pnin and Qian Zhongshu’s Fortress Besieged
In Academic Barbarism, Michael O’Sullivan coins the eponymous term and analyzes its diverse manifestations. He believes that the notion is worthy of more attention both in academia and beyond. This essay examines Nabokov’s Pnin and Qian’s Fortress Besieged in light of Michel Henry’s theory of barbarism as suppression of life. The essay unfolds around three essential questions in academia that concern both authors: the intrusion of the power struc…
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Academic Barbarism Reconsidered—A Comparative Study of Vladimir Nabokov’s Pnin and Qian Zhongshu’s Fortress Besieged
In Academic Barbarism, Michael O’Sullivan coins the eponymous term and analyzes its diverse manifestations. He believes that the notion is worthy of more attention both in academia and beyond. This essay examines Nabokov’s Pnin and Qian’s Fortress Besieged in light of Michel Henry’s theory of barbarism as suppression of life. The essay unfolds around three essential questions in academia that concern both authors: the intrusion of the power struc…
Vulgarity as Springboard for High Art—A Comparative Study of Vladimir Nabokov and Qian Zhongshu’s Notions of Vulgarity
The discussion of vulgarity features prominently in both Nabokov and Qian’s creative writing. In this essay, their notions of vulgarity will be compared and contrasted. Nabokov and Qian have surprisingly similar understandings of vulgarity. To be more specific, both identify pretense/ affectation and triteness/ mediocrity as its fundamental characteristics. Moreover, both authors believe that the quintessential feature of vulgarity lies in its do…
Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Barbarism (1 work) · Civilization (1 work) · Classics (1 work)