Bandits in print : The Water Margin and the transformations of the Chinese novel / Scott W. Gregory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, Scott W., 1972- author.

Series:

Cornell East Asia series ; 212.

Cornell East Asia series ; number 212

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shui hu zhuan.

Chinese fiction--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--History and criticism.

Chinese fiction.

Chinese fiction--Publishing--China--History.

Chinese fiction--Ming dynasty.

China.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"Bandits in Print uses the classic novel "The Water Margin" (Shuihu Zhuan) to examine the world of print in early modern China, tracing the ways the novel was adapted and altered by influential editor-publishers in the Ming and arguing that in some circumstances the print medium can be an agent of textual change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Bandits' Reception

"Falsifying a Biography Brought him Power": The "Wuding Editions" and Guo Xun

"One freshly slaughtered pig, two flagons of Jinhua wine . . . and a small book": The Censorate Edition

After the Fire: Li Kaixian, The Precious Sword, and the "Xiong Damu Mode"

Characters in the Margins: The Commercial Editions

"The Art of Subtle Phrasing has been Extinguished": The Jin Shengtan Edition

Conclusion: Bandits in Print.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gregory, Scott W., 1972- Bandits in print.

ISBN:

9781501769191

1501769197

9781501769689

1501769685

OCLC:

1336011898