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Bandits in Print ""The Water Margin"" and the Transformations of the Chinese Novel.

Bandits in Print examines the world of print in early modern China, focusing on the classic novel The Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan). Depending on which edition a reader happened upon, The Water Margin could offer vastly different experiences, a characteristic of the early modern Chinese novel genre an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gregory, Scott W.
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
History.
Literary Studies.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
history of the chinese novel, Ming Dynasty literature, four classic novels of china, Water Margin meaning, vernacular Mandarin novels.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Bandits in Print
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Bandits' Reception
  • 1. "Falsifying a Biography Brought Him Power": The "Wuding Editions" of Guo Xun
  • 2. "One Freshly Slaughtered Pig, Two Flagons of Jinhua Wine . . . and a Small Book": The Censorate Edition
  • 3. After the Fire: Li Kaixian, The Precious Sword, and the "Xiong Damu Mode"
  • 4. Characters in the Margins: The Commercial Editions
  • 5. "The Art of Subtle Phrasing Has Been Extinguished": The Jin Shengtan Edition
  • Conclusion: Bandits in Print
  • Selected List of Characters
  • Notes