Transpatial Modernity offers the first in-depth account of the relationship among Chinese, Japanese, and Russian literature in the modern era. Xiaolu Ma discusses leading cultural figures such as Leo Tolstoy, Futabatei Shimei, and Lu Xun and demonstrates the central role of relay transculturation as the key to understanding East Asian modernity.
Transpatial Modernity offers the first in-depth account of the relationship among Chinese, Japanese, and Russian literature in the modern era. Xiaolu Ma discusses leading cultural figures such as Leo Tolstoy, Futabatei Shimei, and Lu Xun and demonstrates the central role of relay transculturation as the key to understanding East Asian modernity.