The Inscription of Things: Writing and Materiality in Early Modern China
by Thomas Kelly
In The Inscription of Things, Thomas Kelly examines the relationship between writing and materiality in early modern China. Focusing on inscription as both a cultural practice and a way of engaging with things, this interdisciplinary study offers perspective on Chinese history, literature, and material culture.
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The Inscription of Things: Writing and Materiality in Early Modern China explores the relationship between writing and materiality in early modern China.
Thomas Kelly considers how inscriptions and written forms participated in the understanding and representation of objects, things, and material life.
Bringing literary and historical perspectives together, the book examines writing as more than a medium for ideas: it is also a material practice with cultural significance.
This study will interest readers of Chinese history, literary studies, material culture, and the history of writing.
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