Vignettes from the Late Ming

A Hsiao-p'in Anthology. Sprache: Englisch.

kartoniert , 216 Seiten

ISBN 0295977337

EAN 9780295977331

Veröffentlicht März 1999

Verlag/Hersteller University of Washington Press

Übersetzer Übersetzt von Yang Ye

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Beschreibung

This anthology presents 70 translated and annotated short essays, or hsiao-p'in, by 14 well-known 16th- and 17th-century Chinese writers. Hsiao-p'in, characterized by spontaneity and brevity, were a relatively informal variation on the established classical prose style in which all scholars were trained. Written primarily to amuse and entertain the reader, hsiao-p'in reflect the rise of individualism in the late Ming period and collectively provide a panorama of the colorful life of the age. Critics condemned the genre as escapist because of its focus on life's sensual pleasures and triviality, and over the next two centuries many of these playful and often irreverent works were officially censored. Today, the essays provide valuable and rare accounts of the details of everyday life in Ming China as well as displays of wit and delightful turns of phrase.

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Yang Ye is professor emeritus and former director of the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Program at the University of California, Riverside.

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