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Spirit and self in medieval China : the Shih-shuo hsin-y and its legacy /

The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant works in the entire Chinese literary tradition. It established a genre (the Shih-shuo t'i) and inspired dozens of imitations from the later part of the Tang dynasty (618-907)...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Qian, Nanxiu
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. From character appraisal to character writing : the formation of the Shih-shuo genre
  • part 2. The narrative art of the Shihshuohsin-yü
  • part 3. Discontinuity along the line of continuity : imitations of the Shih-shuo hsin-yü.