Letters and Epistolary Culture in Early Medieval China (Modern Language Initiative Books xx)

This first book-length study in Chinese or any Western language of personal letters and letter-writing in premodern China focuses on the earliest period (ca. 3rd-6th cent. CE) with a sizeable body of surviving correspondence. Along with the translation and analysis of many representative letters, Antje Richter explores the material culture of letter writing (writing supports and utensils, envelopes and seals, the transportation of finished letters) and letter-writing conventions (vocabulary, textual patterns, topicality, creativity). She considers the status of letters as a literary genre, ideal qualities of letters, and guides to letter-writing, providing a wealth of examples to illustrate each component of the standard personal letter. References to letter-writing in other cultures enliven the narrative throughout. Letters and Epistolary Culture in Early Medieval China makes the social practice and the existing textual specimens of personal Chinese letter-writing fully visible for the first time, both for the various branches of Chinese studies and for epistolary research in other ancient and modern cultures, and encourages a more confident and consistent use of letters as historical and literary sources.

Effective Communication for Science and Technology (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 92)

Emden, Joan van

Business & Money

Red Globe Press

Format Hardcover Publisher Basingstoke Hampshire Macmillan 1986

The Metaphysical Poets (Palgrave Master Guides, 20)

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Students nowadays don't just need subject knowledge - they need to communicate well, by writing clear, well-structured reports and by presenting their information in a professional way to an audience.This friendly, readable book guides science and technology students through all the communication involved in a typical course, from the first assignment to the final project report or dissertation. Detailed help and support is given, with lots of examples and practical advice, including how to apply for a job and succeed at an interview. Above all, this book will give its readers confidence that they can communicate effectively and get credit for their writing and speaking skills.

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Effective Communication for Science and Technology (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 92)

The Metaphysical Poets (Palgrave Master Guides, 20)

Effective Communication for Science and Technology (Bloomsbury Study Skills, 92)