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Décadence Mandchoue: The China Memoirs of Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse
He protected his sources, changed names, used aliases and fabricated identities. Log In Sign Up. The Wallet of Kai Lung. Decadence Mandchoue, like its author, Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, is sui generis.
From Frontier Policy to Foreign Mandchoud. This careful publication is a start. Percy Yue rated it it was ok Sep 01, Zhuangzi and Modern Chinese Literature.
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April 1, Imprint: Overall rating No ratings yet 0. Deng Xiaoping’s Long War. No trivia or quizzes yet. It is, incidentally, the inspiration for the novel I’m currently writing. And remember, I told you right at the start, Backhouse always mzndchoue spectacular climaxes!!! The Analects Of Confucius.
What was too scandalous to be published until now is now more tedious than scandalous.
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This book, just published inwas made infamous by the so-called historian Trevor-Roper in a “mean-spirited and narrow-minded” [editor Derek Sandhaus] attack [“Hermit of Peking”] that was parroted by Seagrave in in a silly, sorry screed about the Dowager Empress CiXi [“Dragon Lady”].
Surely no surprise to us in the post-Lady Di generation. In a certain sense, the author’s achievement would be still more extraordinary if all the colorful vivid and in their way fascinating stories had been created by the author’s imagination, especially if one remembers his age and the absence of any literary or other help. Tom Carter rated it it was amazing Nov 14, Backhouse lived in China for more than 40 years before writing the book and he offers a wealth of unusual information.
Jan 30, Michael Flick rated it msndchoue was ok. Trevor-Roper did not know dfcadence ever meet Backhouse. Alternately shocking and lyrical, it is the masterwork of decadsnce linguistic genius—a tremendous literary achievement and a sensational account of the inner workings of the Manchu dynasty in the years before its collapse in Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes.
Beyond The Golden Lotus. How to write a great review. The work was essentially commissioned by the Swiss physician Rehinhard Hoeppli who met Backhouse in Beijing in the early s the book was written in ; Backhouse died in Beijing in Aelred rated it it was ok Mar 31, Hupixupi rated it really liked it Sep 14, My review as published in China Economic ReviewMay Your display name should be at least 2 characters long. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
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So why on earth is it so hard seemingly for so many to accept that when he moved to Peking, still a vibrant young man, he would mancchoue actively seek out and join a similarly fun and dedicated gay crowd? No doubt Backhouse rambles between half-truth, lie and fabulous invention. Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse: Lists with This Book. The Wisdom of Confucius.
Dams and Development in China. Mandchour by Edmund Trelawny Backhouse. However we had to get it all out there so people could make their own decisions.
Decadencs prudes like Trevor-Roper were appalled and not out of any concerns over the reputation of the elderly Chinese lady mentioned above!
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It is certain in any case that in some instances which could be checked, his memory was at fault. One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese: Sir Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, 2nd Baronet 20 October — 8 January was a British oriental decadencee and linguist whose work exerted a powerful influence on the Western view of the last decades of the Qing Dynasty Ron rated it really liked it Apr 28, The title should be at least 4 characters long.
Waiting for the Moon. You’ve successfully reported this review. Since his death, however, it has been established that some of his sources were forged, though it is not clear how many or by whom.
Backhouse wrote in arch Victorian style, peppering his narrative incessantly with phrases in Chinese all of which are translatedFrench, Latin, Spanish, Italian, Greek, German, and Russian, and making frequent reference to literary works mandchooue aren’t likely familiar to modern readers–fortunately and unfortunately, these are all translated and explained in hundreds and hundreds of footnotes.
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