Rulin waishi and cultural transformation in late imperial China / / Shang Wei.

• Superior document: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 59
• VerfasserIn: Shang, Wei, 1962-
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; : Harvard University Asia Center :, London : : Harvard University Press,, [2003]; 2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 59.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Rulin waishi (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is more than a landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. This eighteenth-century work, which was deeply embedded in the intellectual and literary discourses of its time, challenges the reader to come to grips with the mid-Qing debates over ri...

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Conclusion
• Part II
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Conclusion
• Part III
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Conclusion
• Part IV
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Conclusion
• Epilogue
• Reference Matter.