Jin Yong's martial arts fiction and the kungfu industrial complex

• Verfasst von: Foster, Paul B. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Jin Yong's martial arts fiction and the kungfu industrial complex
• Verf.angabe: Paul B. Foster
• Verlagsort: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: [2023]
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 243 Seiten)
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
• ISBN: 978-1-6669-2148-9
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Foster, Paul B., - 1960-: Jin Yong's martial arts fiction and the kungfu industrial complex. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2023. - pages cm
• Sach-SW: Electronic books
• K10plus-PPN: 1847891543
• K10plus-PPN:
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Abstract

Jin Yong's Martial Arts Fiction and the Kungfu Industrial Complex explores the role of Jin Yong's popular martial arts fiction in Chinese literary and cultural discourse. The kungfu industrial complex accounts for how his characters, stories, and tropes maintain cultural significance via adaptation in television and film.

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Wuxia Fiction, Film and Construction of the Kungfu Industrial Complex -- One. Kungfu Cultural Literacy: Situating Jin Yong's Martial Arts Fiction -- Two. Jin Yong's Rhetorical Kungfu: Cultural Capital of Humor -- Three. Canonization, Cultural Capital,National Character -- Four. Kungfu Star Power: The Entertainment Jianghu -- Five. The Kung Fu Hustle Hustle -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.