A friend is flying back from overseas and bringing me back some Chinese #books so I am excited to get more book mail soon. Among the books are a book about #jianghu as utopia for my #wuxia fiction research and two books by a contemporary poet that I am translating

This is not a story realm I am familiar with, but it gives pause to consider - Is this a broad trend?

#stories #writing #wuxia #jianghu

"They seemingly find greater enjoyment in watching a smooth progression of victories by a character from a good background than seeing an underdog who perseveres even when the odds are stacked against them."

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012137/how-chinas-favorite-fantasy-realm-faded-into-the-background

This is not a story realm I am familiar with, but it gives pause to consider - Is this a broad trend?

#stories #writing #wuxia #jianghu

"They seemingly find greater enjoyment in watching a smooth progression of victories by a character from a good background than seeing an underdog who perseveres even when the odds are stacked against them."

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012137/how-chinas-favorite-fantasy-realm-faded-into-the-background

interesting perspective on trends in #wuxia , with the #jianghu (allegedly) receding into the background as viewers crave heroes that rise through the institutions, instead of rejecting them.
https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1012137/how-chinas-favorite-fantasy-realm-faded-into-the-background?utm_source=The+China+Project&utm_campaign=2b0bd6525b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_27_09_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03c0779d50-2b0bd6525b-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Helena Wu sur le concept #chinois intraduisible de #Jianghu :
https://www.452f.com/pdf/numero07/07_452f-mono-helena-yuen-wai-orgnl.pdf
Ce concept évolue depuis l'époque des Royaumes combattants, émergeant comme une allégorie philosophique et accumulant progressivement des sens. Son association bien connue avec les #artsmartiaux est plutôt tardive et éloignée de la riche #sémantique d'origine.
#vendredilecture #lecture #mastolivre #livre #wuxia #littérature #philosophie #philosophy #literature #Chinese

Jiang-hu (ou monde de la chevalerie chinoise) par Stéphane du Mesnildot, #Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Vidéo de la conférence de l'année dernière, qui n'a toujours pas perdu son attrait académique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8HAsvYVzBM
Les recherches sur ce sujet sont rares, je garde donc ce lien archivé.
#artsmartiaux #chinois #histoire #jianghu #ShawBrothers #wuxia #littérature #ChangCheh

#jianghu