Idle Talk Paperback / softback
Edited by Jack W. Chen, David Schaberg
Part of the New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society series
Paperback / softback
Description
Gossip and anecdote may be "idle talk," but they also serve to knit together individuals in society and to provide the materials through which literary culture and historical memory are constructed.
This groundbreaking book provides a cultural history of gossip and anecdote in traditional China, beginning with the Han dynasty and ending with the Qing.
The ten essays, along with the introduction and postface, address the verification, transmission, and interpretation of gossip and anecdote across literary and historical genres.
Contributors: Sarah M. Allen, Beverly J. Bossler, Jack W. Chen, Ronald Egan, Dore J. Levy, Stephen Owen, Graham Sanders, David Schaberg, Anna M.
Shields, Richard E. Strassberg, and, Xiaofei Tian.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:258 pages
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:29/09/2013
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- ISBN:9780520289772
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:258 pages
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:29/09/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780520289772
