Oral and literary continuities in modern Tibetan literature : the inescapable nation /
"This book reveals that the roots of modern Tibetan literature grow in the rich and fertile soil of Tibet's oral and literary traditions, rather than in the 1980s as current scholarship presents. Embracing a multidisciplinary approach drawing on theoretical insights in Western literary the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2015]
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| Series: | Studies in modern Tibetan culture.
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| Online Access: | Available via EBSCO eBook Collection |
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| Summary: | "This book reveals that the roots of modern Tibetan literature grow in the rich and fertile soil of Tibet's oral and literary traditions, rather than in the 1980s as current scholarship presents. Embracing a multidisciplinary approach drawing on theoretical insights in Western literary theory and criticism, political studies, sociology, and anthropology, this book shows that the Tibetan nation's development is inextricably linked to modern Tibetan literature" -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 277 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498503341 1498503349 9781498503334 1498503330 |