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Sarah M. Allen explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how written tales of the Tang canon we know today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay in elite society. The book focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult.

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      Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
      Publication Date: 13/10/2014
      ISBN13: 9780674417205, 978-0674417205
      ISBN10: 0674417208
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      Literature: history and criticism Asian history

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      Book Synopsis
      Sarah M. Allen explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how written tales of the Tang canon we know today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay in elite society. The book focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult.

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