An English Clockmaker in Eighteenth Century China: Christoph Ransmayr's Novel Cox oder Der Lauf der Zeit

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...

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Published in:Oxford German studies 2019-10, Vol.48 (4), p.505-516
Main Author: Košenina, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austrian novel on eighteenth century topics
Calligraphy
Christoph Ransmayr
Cultural exchange between Britain and China
Culture and philosophy of time
Lettering
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0078-7191
1745-9214
DOI:10.1080/00787191.2019.1701875