Four masterworks of the ming novel, the: ssu ta ch'i-shu
Auteur :
Plaks, Andrew H.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691273518
Date de publication :
11 mars 2025
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, e