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Literati Storytelling in Late Medieval China

By Manling Luo

Book information

Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0295994142, 9780295994147
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1604663 bytes)
Series
Modern Language Initiative Books
Pages
240\259
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-11-22 01:42:34
Medieval;Movements & Periods;History & Criticism;L

Description

Scholar-officials of late medieval China were not only enthusiastic in amateur storytelling, but also showed unprecedented interest in recording stories on different aspects of literati life. These stories appeared in diverse forms, including narrative poems, “tales of the marvelous,” “records of the strange,” historical miscellanies, and transformation texts. Through storytelling, literati explored their own changing place in a society that was making its final transition from hereditary aristocracy to a meritocracy ostensibly open to all. Literati Storytelling shows how these writings offer crucial insights into the reconfiguration of the Chinese elite, which monopolized literacy, social prestige, and political participation in imperial China.

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