Paradoxes of Traditional Chinese Literature

This book is a collection of nine articles on various paradoxical aspects of traditional Chinese literature. The literary works chosen for analysis range from the Tang dynasty to the late Qing. Besides providing new approaches to the well known classic authors such as Honglou Meng, Jin Ping Mei, Xixiang ji, and Liaozhai zhiyi, there are also detailed analysis of such diverse works as Liu Zongyuan's fiction, analogues of the Liu Yi story, lesser known versions of the play White Rabbit, as well as a number of late Qing fictions. Contributors to this volume include some of the most respected names in sinology today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622015948
• ISBN13: 9789622015944
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher