Chinese Popular Culture and Ming Chantefables |
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| Author:
| McLaren, Anne |
| Series title: | Sinica Leidensia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-10998-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $212.00 |
Book Description:
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Chantefables were popular verse narratives performed by storytellers in late imperial China. This study deals with fifteenth century chantefables, their publishers and readers, their festive, kinship and performative context, and their significance in the emergence of vernacular print in China.
Chantefables were popular verse narratives performed by storytellers in late imperial China. This study deals with fifteenth century chantefables, their publishers and readers, their festive, kinship and performative context, and their significance in the emergence of vernacular print in China.