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Shifting Stories : History, Gossip, and Lore in Narratives from Tang Dynasty China /

"Explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how the written tales we have today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay that circulated within elite society. The author focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Allen, Sarah M., 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Cambridge (Massachusetts) : Harvard University Asia Center, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how the written tales we have today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay that circulated within elite society. The author focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult"--Provided by the publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (330 pages).
ISBN:9781684170791