Literati Identity and Its Fictional Representations in Late Imperial China
Author | : Stephen Roddy |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0804731314 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780804731317 |
Rating | : 4/5 (317 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Literati Identity and Its Fictional Representations in Late Imperial China by : Stephen Roddy
Download or read book Literati Identity and Its Fictional Representations in Late Imperial China written by Stephen Roddy and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining three works of vernacular fiction dating from 1750 to 1828, this book studies the intellectual and literary factors that in the mid-Qing dynasty contributed to the development of vernacular fiction of unprecedented scholarly and satirical sophistication.