Little Creatures of the Human World: Lice, Mosquitoes, and Fireflies/人间小虫：虱子、蚊子& [Chinese]

By: 王宏超

Tiny insects like mustard seeds, yet a grand human culture. 芥子小昆虫，人类大文化 Lice, mosquitoes, and fireflies - the tiniest insects most closely related to humans - have been entangled with humanity in love and hate for thousands of years, generating countless legends, stories, poems, allusions, jokes, and customs... If human history lacked these insects, it would恐怕 lose much of its color. The little creatures of the human world constitute one fascinating cultural and aesthetic landscape after another. 虱子、蚊子、萤火虫，跟人关系最为密切的微虫，与人类爱恨纠葛，绵延数千载，产生出了无数的传说、故事、诗词、典故、笑话、习俗......人类的历史若缺少了这些昆虫，恐怕会失色不少。人间小虫，构成了一道道饶有趣味的文化和审美景观。 Wang Hongchao Ph.D. in Literature from Fudan University; Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Humanities, Shanghai Normal University; Head of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature; and Head of the Teaching and Research Section of Theory of Literature and Art. His main research areas are aesthetics and art theory, and the history of Chinese aesthetics. In recent years, he has paid considerable attention to the social history of ancient Chinese life and the life aesthetics of the ancients. His works include The Life World of the Ancients (illustrated revised edition, 2022) and The Invention of Aesthetics: The Disciplinary System and Knowledge Genealogy of Modern Chinese Aesthetics (2022), among others. 王宏超 复旦大学文学博士，上海师范大学人文学院教授，博士生导师，中文系主任，文艺学教研室主任。主要研究领域为美学与艺术理论、中国美学史。近年来颇关注中国古代社会生活史和古人生活美学。 著有《古人的生活世界》（彩图修订版，2022）、《美学的发明：中国现代美学的学科制度与知识谱系》（2022）等。

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7101162487
• ISBN13: 9787101162486
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export C
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"