Out of the Margins: The Rise of Chinese Vernacular Fiction

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The novel Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan), China's earliest full-length narrative in vernacular prose, first appeared in print in the sixteenth century. The tale of one hundred and eight bandit heroes evolved from a long oral tradition; in its novelized form, it played a pivotal role in the rise of Chinese vernacular fiction, which flourished during the late Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) periods. Liangyan Ge's multidimensional study considers...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0824823702

ISBN13:9780824823702

Release Date:September 2001

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:306 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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