Pearl S. Buck/as cosmopolitan critic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4755080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Qian Suoqiao, Suoqiao Qian (City University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 153-172 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative American Studies An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-5700 • E-ISSN: 1741-2676 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1477570005052525 |
| OpenAlex | W1988187422 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), or as she liked to be remembered in Chinese, though one of the most popular writers in her times, has traditionally warranted little critical attention and understanding due to the transnational and cross-cultural nature of her literary practices. Today, as our world becomes much closer and smaller and our critical vision becomes more global and comparative, the cross-cultural writings of Buck will regain their significance when her own double-identity claim is taken seriously. I will argue in this article that, while critical reception of Buck's works in both China and the USA came from nationalist assumptions, the significance of Buck's literary and cultural practices lies precisely in the fact that Buck was a cosmopolitan intellectual doubly critical of both Chinese and American nationalisms
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · China · Cosmopolitanism · Literature · Nationalism · Pearl · Political science · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |