The classic Chinese novel [electronic resource] :a critical introduction / by C.T. Hsia.
By: Hsia, Chih-tsing [author.].
Contributor(s): Project Muse [distributor.] | Project Muse.
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BookPublisher: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016 2015); Hong Kong [China] : Chinese University Press, [2015] 2015)Edition: Revised edition.Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF (xiii, 377 pages)).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789629968694; 962996869X.Subject(s): Chinese fiction -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books. DDC classification: 895.1/3/009 Online resources: Full text available: Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-361) and index.
Forword / by Wm. Theodore De Bary -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The romance of the Three Kingdoms -- III. The water margin -- IV. Journey to the West -- V. Chin P'ing Mei -- VI. The scholars -- VII. Dream of the red chamber -- Appendix. Society and self in the Chinese short story.
C.T. Hsia studies in depth the six landmarks of Chinese fiction: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Water Margin, Journey to the West, Chin P'ing Mei, The Scholars, and Dream of the Red Chamber. While he provides pertinent historical and bibliographical information for the proper appreciation of each novel, his focus is mainly critical as he examines in detail its structure and style, and analyzes its major characters and episodes in relation to its moral or philosophic themes. Many Western classics are cited for relevant comparison, and generous excerpts from each novel, most of them newly translated, permit the reader to sample the flavor of the original. Hailed as a classic upon its publication in 1968, The Classic Chinese Novel has remained the best single-volume critical introduction to the subject for the serious student as well as the cultivated reader.
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