| Description |
1 online resource (335 pages) |
| Contents |
Childhood and schooldays in Jönköping, 1889-1907 -- Liber studiosus, 1907-1909 -- The great adventure, 1910-1911 -- The irresolute strategist, 1912-1914 -- The diligent correspondent -- The scholarly breakthrough -- The Gothenburg years, 1918-1939 -- Proximitatem linguae longinquae manifestam fecit -- The legendary master -- Bernhard Karlgren, professor emeritus, 1959-1978 |
| Summary |
This book deals with the life and career of Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), whose research in a great variety of fields, particularly the historical phonology of the Chinese language, laid the foundations for modern western sinology. The definition ofthe term "sinology" has undergone great changes since Bernhard Karlgren entered the stage a century ago. At that time the term covered research related to the language, literature, history, thought, and intellectual aspects of early China. Since the mid-twentieth century the definition has been considerably broadened to include more modern aspects |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Karlgren, Bernhard, 1889-1978.
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| SUBJECT |
Karlgren, Bernhard, 1889-1978 fast |
| Subject |
Chinese philologists -- Sweden -- Biography
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Chinese philologists
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Sweden
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781611460018 |
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1611460018 |
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