{"product_id":"literati-storytelling-in-late-medieval-china-9780295994147","title":"Literati Storytelling in Late Medieval China","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholar-officials of late medieval China were not only enthusiastic in amateur storytelling, but also showed unprecedented interest in recording stories on different aspects of literati life. This book shows how these writings that offer crucial insights into the reconfiguration of the Chinese elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Scholars of the Tang dynasty and of Chinese narrative should certainly consult this book. Luo’s ambitious range of sources and her creativity as a reader allow her to make some new, insightful arguments about the relationship between narratives and the dominant cultural interests of late medieval literati.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Anna M. Shields * Journal of Asian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] original and insightful new study of late Tang narratives. . . . Literati Storytelling takes an innovative, hybrid approach to this vast and heterogeneous corpus. . . . Literati Storytelling produces important new interpretations that stress the limits of subversion in Tang romance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gregory Patterson * Journal of the American Oriental Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Note to Readers \u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sovereignty: The Case of the Illustrious Emperor \u003cbr\u003e 2. Literati Sociality: Remembering Individuals and Community in Historical Miscellanies \u003cbr\u003e 3. Sexuality: Women, Literati, and Nonmarital Bonds \u003cbr\u003e 4. Cosmic Mobility: The Possibility and Impossibility of Moving Beyond \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Power and Legacies of Late Medieval Literati Storytelling \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChinese Character Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524701823319,"sku":"9780295994147","price":110.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295994147.jpg?v=1731857808","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/literati-storytelling-in-late-medieval-china-9780295994147","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}