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Vignettes from the late Ming : a xiaopin anthology /
This anthology presents seventy translated and annotated short essays, or hsiao-pin, by fourteen well-known sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Chinese writers. Hsiao-pin, characterized by spontaneity and brevity, were a relatively informal variation on the established classical prose style in which...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Chino |
| Publicado: |
Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This anthology presents seventy translated and annotated short essays, or hsiao-pin, by fourteen well-known sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Chinese writers. Hsiao-pin, characterized by spontaneity and brevity, were a relatively informal variation on the established classical prose style in which all scholars were trained. Written primarily to amuse and entertain the reader, hsiao-pin reflect the rise of individualism in the late Ming period and collectively provide a panorama of the colorful life of the age. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 152 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0295980680 9780295980683 |