Collection provides a critical introduction to both the recent emergence of modern literary forms by Tibetan writers-- writing in Tibetan, Chinese, and English--and to the cultural discourse accompanying and bolstered by this new literature.
Collection provides a critical introduction to both the recent emergence of modern literary forms by Tibetan writers-- writing in Tibetan, Chinese, and English--and to the cultural discourse accompanying and bolstered by this new literature.
Lauran R. Hartley is Tibetan Studies Librarian at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University. The translator of Six Stars with a Crooked Neck: Tibetan Memoirs of the Cultural Revolution, Hartley has a doctorate in Tibetan studies. Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani is part-time Assistant Professor of Chinese at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She is President and Founder of the Tibetan Arts and Literature Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Tibetan publishing initiatives. Schiaffini-Vedani has a doctorate in Chinese language and literature, specializing in Sinophone Tibetan literature.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword / Matthew K. Kapstein vii Note on Transliteration xi Introduction / Lauran R. Hartley and Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani xiii Part One: Engaging Traditions 1. Heterodox Views and the New Orthodox Poems: Tibetan Writers in the Early and Mid-Twentieth Century / Lauran R. Hartley 3 2. Roar of the Snow Lion: Tibetan Poetry in Chinese / Yangdon Dhondup 32 3. The Development of Modern Tibetan Literature in the People's Republic of China in the 1980s / Tsering Shakya 61 4. Dondrup Gyel and the Remaking of the Tibetan Ramayana / Nancy G. Lin 86 5. "Heartbeat of a New Generation": A Discussion of the New Poetry / Pema Bhum 112 6. "Heartbeat of a New Generation" Revisited / Pema Bhum 135 7. "Oracles and Demons" in Tibetan Literature Today: Representations of Religion in Tibetan-Medium Fiction / Francoise Robin 148 8. One Nation, Two Discourses: Tibetan New Era Literature and the Language Debate / Lara maconi 173 9. The "Condor" Flies over Tibet: Zhaxi Dawa and the Significance of Tibetan Magical Realism / Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani 202 10. In Quest(ion) of an "I": Identity and Idiocy in Alai's Red Poppies / Howard Y. F. Choy 225 11. Development and Urban Space in Contemporary Tibetan Literature / Riika J. Virtanen 236 12. Modern Tibetan Literature and the Rise of Writer Coteries / Sangye Gyatso (Gangzhun) 263 13. Tibetan Literature in the Diaspora / Hortsang Jigme 281 14. Placing Tibetan Fiction in a World of Literary Studies: Jamyang Norbu's The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes / Steven J. Venturino 301 Appendix 1: Glossary of Tibetan Spellings 327 Appendix 2: Glossary of Chinese Terms 338 Appendix 3: Contemporary Tibetan Literary Works in Translation 340 Bibliography 345 About the Contributors 369 Index 373
Foreword / Matthew K. Kapstein vii Note on Transliteration xi Introduction / Lauran R. Hartley and Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani xiii Part One: Engaging Traditions 1. Heterodox Views and the New Orthodox Poems: Tibetan Writers in the Early and Mid-Twentieth Century / Lauran R. Hartley 3 2. Roar of the Snow Lion: Tibetan Poetry in Chinese / Yangdon Dhondup 32 3. The Development of Modern Tibetan Literature in the People's Republic of China in the 1980s / Tsering Shakya 61 4. Dondrup Gyel and the Remaking of the Tibetan Ramayana / Nancy G. Lin 86 5. "Heartbeat of a New Generation": A Discussion of the New Poetry / Pema Bhum 112 6. "Heartbeat of a New Generation" Revisited / Pema Bhum 135 7. "Oracles and Demons" in Tibetan Literature Today: Representations of Religion in Tibetan-Medium Fiction / Francoise Robin 148 8. One Nation, Two Discourses: Tibetan New Era Literature and the Language Debate / Lara maconi 173 9. The "Condor" Flies over Tibet: Zhaxi Dawa and the Significance of Tibetan Magical Realism / Patricia Schiaffini-Vedani 202 10. In Quest(ion) of an "I": Identity and Idiocy in Alai's Red Poppies / Howard Y. F. Choy 225 11. Development and Urban Space in Contemporary Tibetan Literature / Riika J. Virtanen 236 12. Modern Tibetan Literature and the Rise of Writer Coteries / Sangye Gyatso (Gangzhun) 263 13. Tibetan Literature in the Diaspora / Hortsang Jigme 281 14. Placing Tibetan Fiction in a World of Literary Studies: Jamyang Norbu's The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes / Steven J. Venturino 301 Appendix 1: Glossary of Tibetan Spellings 327 Appendix 2: Glossary of Chinese Terms 338 Appendix 3: Contemporary Tibetan Literary Works in Translation 340 Bibliography 345 About the Contributors 369 Index 373
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