Real life in China at the height of empire : revealed by the ghosts of Ji Xiaolan /
"Toward the end of the eighteenth century, the scholar and wit Ji Xiaolan published five collections of anecdotes and discourses on the interaction between the mundane and the spirit worlds, incorporating earthly life stories and happenings. Containing Ji's thoughts and others' experi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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Hong Kong :
Chinese University Press,
2014
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Toward the end of the eighteenth century, the scholar and wit Ji Xiaolan published five collections of anecdotes and discourses on the interaction between the mundane and the spirit worlds, incorporating earthly life stories and happenings. Containing Ji's thoughts and others' experiences, these tales concern peasants, servants, merchants, governors, and ministers; take place throughout the Qing empire; and recount comedy and tragedy, cruelty and kindness, corruption and integrity, and erudition and ignorance. Some stories use ghosts to satirize men and manners; others straightforwardly examine beliefs and practices. Altogether, they draw a portrait of the time unmatched in scope and variety. Selections are organized thematically and include a contextualizing preface. An introduction appraises Ji's own career and the atmosphere in which he lived."--Goodreads.com |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Yue wei cao tang bi ji. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xl, 334 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| ISBN: | 9789629969585 9629969580 |
| Language: | Chinese cover title: Yuwei caotang biji. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
