Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary: Reading and Writing Between the Lines

David L. Rolston

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Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary

Reading and Writing Between the Lines

David L. Rolston

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1997

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In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written.

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David L. Rolston is Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. He is the editor of How to Read the Chinese Novel.

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Literary Studies Literature of other Nations and Languages Asian Literature

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction: Traditional Chinese Fiction Commentary in Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I A Brief History of Chinese Fiction Commentary
1. Mr. Pingdian: Jin Shengtan and the Shuihu zhuan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
2. Dealing with Jin Shengtan and the Rest of the "Four Masterworks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
3. Decline and Revival Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
Part II· Making Room for Fiction
4. Creating Implied Authors and Readers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	105
5. Liberating Fiction from History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
6. Liberating Fiction from "Reality" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	166
Part III From What to Who: The Turn Away from Plot
7. From Plot-Centered to Character-Centered Narratives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
8. Relational Characterization and Ambiguous Characters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
Part IV: How to Write the Chinese Novel
9. Fiction Criticism and How the Story Is Told Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	229
10. Articulating the Parts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
Part V.· Four Solutions to the Challenge of Commentary
11. Auto-commentary: The Xiyou bu and the Shuihu houzhuan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	269
12. Commentator-Narrators: Li Yu, Ding Yaokang, and Wen Kang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	284
13. Latent Commentary: The Rulin waishi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	312
14. Everything All at Once: The Honglou meng Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	329
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	351
Glossary-Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	383

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April 1, 1997

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9780804764957

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444

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804764957

eBook ISBN: 9780804764957

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Literary Studies -- Asian

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Professional and scholarly;

Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary

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