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Falling in Love

Stories from Ming China

Falling in Love( )
Translator: Hanan, Patrick
ISBN:978-0-8248-2995-7
Publication Date:May 2006
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.00
Book Description:

Falling in love, with all its accompanying problems, was a subject of obsessive interest among writers and readers in the Ming Dynasty, when society held strictly to arranged marriages. The stories in this engaging collection all deal with this theme in very different ways, sometimes comically, sometimes tragically. They portray young people choosing their own lovers, resorting to ingenious stratagems and risky escapades in defiance of contemporary mores. Chosen to represent the...
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Book Details
Pages:278
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica
Literary Criticism / Asian / Chinese
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.4 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.8 Pounds



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