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1 online resource (xliii, 292 pages) |
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Sinica Leidensia, 0169-9563 ; v. 81 |
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Sinica Leidensia ; v. 81.
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| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Ming (1368-1644) Reign Periods; Commonly Used Abbreviations; Works Commonly Cited; Introduction; Chapter One The World that Was Not Comes to Pass; Chapter Two Reclusion and Participation; Chapter Three Chen Jiru and Publishing; Chapter Four The Established Figure; Chapter Five The Commissioned Writing; Chapter Six Marketable Writings; Chapter Seven Late-Ming Early-Qing; Chapter Eight Mid- and Late-Qing; Chapter Nine The Modern Periods; Concluding Remarks; Appendix One When and How Chen Disposed of His Robes; Appendix Two Xu Yisun; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Chen Jiru (1558-1639) was one of the great late-Ming arbiters of culture and taste, and the impact of his innovations can still be traced in present-day China. In late Ming, when culture and taste enjoyed a social prestige beyond their usual standing, Chen's influence appears even greater than it may have otherwise. This is the first major work in any language to examine Chen's background, make a contrastive study of the genres he utilised in forging his literary reputation,?and to examine the use that publishers and others have made since of the literary personae he constructed. A study clea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Chen, Jiru, 1558-1639 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Chen, Jiru, 1558-1639 fast |
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Personages.
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China.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007036705 |
| ISBN |
9789047422570 |
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9047422570 |
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1281940054 |
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9781281940056 |
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9786611940058 |
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6611940057 |
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