Format:
XVII, 311 S.
ISBN:
9780674417205
Series Statement:
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series 95
Content:
"Explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how the written tales we have today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay that circulated within elite society. The author focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult"--Provided by the publisher
Content:
"Explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how the written tales we have today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay that circulated within elite society. The author focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult"--Provided by the publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Note on texts and editionsTelling stories, writing tales -- Filling the gaps : tales on and against history -- Strange encounters : exploring a formula -- Strange encounters : contrivance and wit -- Rewritings : authorship and the authority of the written text -- Toward the closing of texts : the anthology Yiwen Ji -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Major tales and tale collections referenced in the text.
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Teilw. in chines. Schrift
Language:
English
Keywords:
China
;
Tangdynastie
;
Literatur
;
Mündliche Literatur
;
Schriftlichkeit
;
Klatsch
;
Tradition
;
Stoff
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