Автор: [автор не указан] Год: 2008 Издание:Welcome Books Страниц: 240 ISBN: 9781599620305, 1599620308 A window into a world of extraordinary beauty and mystery, China: A Celebration in Art and Literature reveals the glorious 5,000-year-old history of this ancient and fascination culture. In 240 pages and more than 100 full-color images, this volume traces China through its tales and stories, plays and poetry, paintings and objects-from ancient divinations incised on bovine scapula to modern "people's literature" spawned from revolution; from Tang dynasty silk scrolls depicting sublime mountain valleys to government-commissioned propoganda posters. China incorporates text and images that are chornologically ordered in each of its eight thematic chapters: Birth & Life; Nature & Environment; Love & Family; Mind & Memory; Food & Drink; War & Politics; Religion & Spirituality; Death & Afterlife. Among the literary selections included are the famous Book of Songs, the epic Dream of Red...