Strange Tales from Edo: Rewriting Chinese Fiction in Early Modern Japan by Willi

Description: Strange Tales from Edo by William D. Fleming In Strange Tales from Edo, William Fleming paints a sweeping picture of Japans engagement with Chinese fiction in the early modern period, including large-scale analyses of the record of the circulation of Chinese texts in Japan. He also traces the hidden history of Pu Songlings Liaozhai zhiyi (Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio) in Japan. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Strange Tales from Edo, William Fleming paints a sweeping picture of Japans engagement with Chinese fiction in the early modern period (1600–1868). Large-scale analyses of the full historical and bibliographical record-the first of their kind-document in detail the wholesale importation of Chinese fiction, the market for imported books and domestic reprint editions, and the critical role of manuscript practices-the ascendance of print culture notwithstanding-in the circulation of Chinese texts among Japanese readers and writers.Bringing this big picture to life, Fleming also traces the journey of a text rarely mentioned in studies of early modern Japanese literature: Pu Songlings Liaozhai zhiyi (Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio). An immediate favorite of readers on the continent, Liaozhai was long thought to have been virtually unknown in Japan until the modern period. Copies were imported in vanishingly small numbers, and the collection was never reprinted domestically. Yet beneath this surface of apparent neglect lies a rich hidden history of engagement and rewriting-hand-copying, annotation, criticism, translation, and adaptation-that opens up new perspectives on both the Chinese strange tale and its Japanese counterparts. Author Biography William D. Fleming is Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Details ISBN0674293800 Author William D. Fleming Series Harvard East Asian Monographs Year 2023 ISBN-10 0674293800 ISBN-13 9780674293809 Format Hardcover UK Release Date 2023-10-27 Subtitle Rewriting Chinese Fiction in Early Modern Japan Country of Publication United States Illustrations 8 illus., 6 tables NZ Release Date 2023-09-05 Imprint Harvard University Press Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass Publisher Harvard University Press Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2023-08-22 US Release Date 2023-08-22 Pages 312 DEWEY 895.63/309 AU Release Date 2023-12-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158317054;

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