The four masterworks of the Ming novel = Ssu ta ch'i-shu / Andrew H. Plaks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plaks, Andrew H., 1945- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Chinese fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (612 p.)

Other Title:

Ssu ta ch'i-shu

Ssu ta ch'i-shu.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Andrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the "Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel" (ssu ta ch'i-shu). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Professor Plaks shows that their fullest recensions represent a sophisticated new genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, especially in the sixteenth century. He then analyzes these radical transformations of prior source materials, which reflect the values and intellectual concerns of the literati of the period. Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Reader's Note

Chapter 1. The Literati Novel: Historical Background

CHAPTER 2. Chin P'ing Mei: Inversion of Self-cultivation

CHAPTER 3. Hsi-yu chi: Transcendence of Emptiness

CHAPTER 4. Shui-hu chuan: Deflation of Heroism

CHAPTER 5. San-kuo chih yen-i: Limitations of Valor

CHAPTER 6. Neo-Confucian Interpretations of the Four Masterworks

APPENDIX. The "Li Cho-wu" Commentary Editions

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691273501

0691273502

9780691653853

0691653852

9781400843930

1400843936

OCLC:

966855911