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Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds.

Sound Rising from the Paper

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    Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
    Publication Date: 24/11/2014
    ISBN13: 9780674417120, 978-0674417120
    ISBN10: 0674417127
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    ELT & Literary Studies Literature: history and criticism

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    Book Synopsis
    Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds.

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