{"product_id":"dimensions-of-originality-9789629964566","title":"Dimensions of Originality","description":"Dimensions of Originality investigates the issue of conceptual originality in seventeenth-century art criticism, a period in which China dynamically reinvented itself. The term which was called upon to indicate conceptual originality more than any other was qi, literally, \"different\"; but secondarily, \"odd,\" like a number and, by extension, \"the novel\" and \"extraordinary.\" Burnett speculates on why many have dismissed originality as a \"traditional Chinese\" value, and the ramifications this has had on understanding. She further demonstrates that a study of key terms can reveal social and cultural values, and provides a linear history of the increase in use of qi as \"originality\" through the seventeenth centuries.","brand":"Katharine P. Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48276945305851,"sku":"9789629964566","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/dimensions-of-originality-9789629964566","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}