The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel : : Ssu ta ch'i-shu / / Andrew H. Plaks.
Andrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the "Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel" (ssu ta ch'i-shu). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Professor Plaks shows that their fullest recensions represent a sophisticated new g...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1987 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
2095 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (612 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Reader's Note
- Chapter 1. The Literati Novel: Historical Background
- CHAPTER 2. Chin P'ing Mei: Inversion of Self-cultivation
- CHAPTER 3. Hsi-yu chi: Transcendence of Emptiness
- CHAPTER 4. Shui-hu chuan: Deflation of Heroism
- CHAPTER 5. San-kuo chih yen-i: Limitations of Valor
- CHAPTER 6. Neo-Confucian Interpretations of the Four Masterworks
- APPENDIX. The "Li Cho-wu" Commentary Editions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter