The Narrative Ethics of Writings in the Literary Mind & Carving of Dragons
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
- Location
- Coble Hall 306 (801 S. Wright St., Champaign)
- Date
- Apr 24, 2023 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Contact
- Yu Chuan Shen
- ycshen2@illinois.edu
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This paper illustrates, with the theory of “narrative ethics” in contemporary Western narratology, that narrative ethics are always self-contradictory both in Liu Xie’s discussion and in Chinese historical narrative texts. This is determined by the ideological meta-narrative of the imperial autocratic society.