Huan Jin
Author investigating the Taiping Civil War and Chinese Literature and Culture from 1850-1880
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Jul 13, 2024 • 1h 9min
Huan Jin, "The Collapse of Heaven: The Taiping Civil War and Chinese Literature and Culture, 1850-1880" (Harvard UP, 2024)
Huan Jin discusses the Taiping Civil War's impact on Chinese literature and culture from 1850-1880, exploring the transformation of literary norms under extreme violence. Topics include the reinvention of literary conventions, the influence of Western ideas, and diverse perspectives on heaven and time in 19th-century Chinese writings.
Jul 13, 2024 • 1h 9min
Huan Jin, "The Collapse of Heaven: The Taiping Civil War and Chinese Literature and Culture, 1850-1880" (Harvard U Asia Center, 2024)
Huan Jin discusses 'The Collapse of Heaven' exploring how the Taiping Civil War shaped Chinese literature. Topics include blending traditional and Western calendars, ideological texts, personal accounts during the war, and the intersection of literary and historical studies.
