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Vignettes from the Late Ming

Yang Ye · 1999

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This anthology presents seventy translated and annotated short essays, or hsiao-pin, by fourteen well-known sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Chinese writers. Hsiao-pin, characterized by spontaneity and brevity, were a relatively informal variation on the established classical prose style in which all scholars were trained. Written primarily to amuse and entertain the reader, hsiao-pin reflect the rise of individualism in the late Ming period and collectively provide a panorama of the colorful life of the age.

Book details

Year
1999
Language
English
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Editions
1
Pages
152
ISBN
9780295977331

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