Literati Storytelling in Late Medieval China

Manling Luo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2016
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-99415-4 (ISBN)

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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.

Manling Luo is assistant professor of Chinese literature at Indiana University.

Acknowledgments

Note to Readers

Chronology

Introduction

1. Sovereignty: The Case of the Illustrious Emperor

2. Literati Sociality: Remembering Individuals and Community in Historical Miscellanies

3. Sexuality: Women, Literati, and Nonmarital Bonds

4. Cosmic Mobility: The Possibility and Impossibility of Moving Beyond

Conclusion: The Power and Legacies of Late Medieval Literati Storytelling

Chinese Character Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Reihe/Serie	Literati Storytelling in Late Medieval China
Verlagsort	Seattle
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	363 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-295-99415-0 / 0295994150
ISBN-13	978-0-295-99415-4 / 9780295994154
Zustand	Neuware