The four masterworks of the Ming novel = Ssu ta ch'i-shu /
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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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1987.
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| Edice: | Princeton legacy library.
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| On-line přístup: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt17t75h5 |
Obsah:
- 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