Details
| Translated title of the contribution | Ein Englischer Uhrenmacher im China des 18. Jahrhunderts: Christoph Ransmayrs Roman Cox oder Der Lauf der Zeit |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 505-516 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Oxford German Studies |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Feb 2020 |
Abstract
In his latest novel Cox oder Der Lauf der Zeit (2016), Christoph Ransmayr, best known for his Ovid-pastiche Die letzte Welt (1988), depicts eighteenth Century China. While the famous English clockmaker James Cox (1723–1800) is at its centre, the book is not a historical novel, but rather a piece of fanciful fiction, based on facts, about the strategic, political and philosophical significance of time itself.
Keywords
- Austrian novel on eighteenth century topics, Calligraphy, Christoph Ransmayr, Cultural exchange between Britain and China, Culture and philosophy of time, Lettering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Language and Linguistics
- Social Sciences(all)
- Linguistics and Language
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Literature and Literary Theory
Cite this
- Standard
- Harvard
- Apa
- Vancouver
- BibTeX
- RIS
In: Oxford German Studies, Vol. 48, No. 4, 10.02.2020, p. 505-516.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - An English Clockmaker in Eighteenth Century China
T2 - Christoph Ransmayr’s Novel Cox oder Der Lauf der Zeit
AU - Košenina, Alexander
PY - 2020/2/10
Y1 - 2020/2/10
N2 - In his latest novel Cox oder Der Lauf der Zeit (2016), Christoph Ransmayr, best known for his Ovid-pastiche Die letzte Welt (1988), depicts eighteenth Century China. While the famous English clockmaker James Cox (1723–1800) is at its centre, the book is not a historical novel, but rather a piece of fanciful fiction, based on facts, about the strategic, political and philosophical significance of time itself.
AB - In his latest novel Cox oder Der Lauf der Zeit (2016), Christoph Ransmayr, best known for his Ovid-pastiche Die letzte Welt (1988), depicts eighteenth Century China. While the famous English clockmaker James Cox (1723–1800) is at its centre, the book is not a historical novel, but rather a piece of fanciful fiction, based on facts, about the strategic, political and philosophical significance of time itself.
KW - Austrian novel on eighteenth century topics
KW - Calligraphy
KW - Christoph Ransmayr
KW - Cultural exchange between Britain and China
KW - Culture and philosophy of time
KW - Lettering
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85079451033&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00787191.2019.1701875
DO - 10.1080/00787191.2019.1701875
M3 - Article
VL - 48
SP - 505
EP - 516
JO - Oxford German Studies
JF - Oxford German Studies
SN - 0078-7191
IS - 4
ER -