Chinese Chronicles of the Strange The «Nuogao Ji» |
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| Author:
| Reed, Carrie E. |
| Series title: | Asian Thought and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-5116-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $125.95 |
Book Description:
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«Nuogao ji» (Records of Nuogao) is the title of five
juan of the ninth-century miscellany entitled
Youyang zazu, by Duan Chengshi (c. 800-863). «Nuogao ji» is made up of anecdotes and notices that focus on the strange or supernatural. Simultaneously reminiscent of earlier
zhiguai works and characteristic of Tang
xiaoshuo writing, this book is an important text for the study of both change and continuity in Chinese informal narratives. This is the first...
More Description«Nuogao ji» (Records of Nuogao) is the title of five juan of the ninth-century miscellany entitled Youyang zazu, by Duan Chengshi (c. 800-863). «Nuogao ji» is made up of anecdotes and notices that focus on the strange or supernatural. Simultaneously reminiscent of earlier zhiguai works and characteristic of Tang xiaoshuo writing, this book is an important text for the study of both change and continuity in Chinese informal narratives. This is the first complete English translation of «Nuogao ji.»