The Dragon and the Eagle

[Dave Monroe]

Aldridge, A. Owen.  The Dragon and the Eagle:
   The Presence of China in the American
   Enlightenment.  Detroit: Wayne State UP, 1993.

Previous scholarship held that the image of China did
not penetrate North America until after trade was
established between Canton and the East Coast in 1784.
In The Dragon and the Eagle, A. Owen Aldridge reveals
that a lively curiosity about oriental culture existed
before the middle of the 18th century, and that a good
deal of information about it was available even during
the War for Independence.

Aldridge surveys attitudes and opinions about all
aspects of Chinese life and culture expressed in
American fiction, history, travel accounts, sermons,
poetry, essays, correspondence, memoirs, and
references in periodicals. He indicates that between
1760 and 1825 several entire books about China were
published in America, together with a host of short
pieces in newspapers and magazines.

http://wsupress.wayne.edu/literature/littheory/aldridgede.htm

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