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Highlights
- A masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, Wu Ching-tzu's The Scholars ranks with Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and the Water Margin as one of the greatest classic novels of China.
- Author(s): Ching-Tzu Wu
- 692 Pages
- Literary Collections, Asian
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About the Book
One of the great classic Chinese novels, The Scholars departs from the impersonal tradition of Chinese fiction, as the author makes significant use of autobiographical experience and models many characters on friends and relatives.
Book Synopsis
A masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, Wu Ching-tzu's The Scholars ranks with Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and the Water Margin as one of the greatest classic novels of China. The Scholars is the first Chinese novel of its scope not to borrow any characters from history or legend and it is the first work of satiric realism to achieve an almost complete disassociation from the religious beliefs of the people. Departing from the impersonal tradition of Chinese fiction, Wu abandons such established narrative formulas as folk songs and poetic verse in favor of autobiographical experiences, descriptive realism, and characters modeled after his friends and relatives--elements that combine to give this critique of the Confucian civil service system an unprecedented immediacy and humor.Review Quotes
Truly a work worth teaching in courses on the later imperial period of China.--Ihor Pidhainy "Education About ASIA"
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.33 Inches (W) x 1.83 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.83 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 692
Genre: Literary Collections
Sub-Genre: Asian
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Ching-Tzu Wu
Language: English
Street Date: January 26, 1993
TCIN: 84800234
UPC: 9780231081535
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-5743
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.83 pounds
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