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Book/Printed Material Bandits in print : The Water Margin and the transformations of vernacular fiction

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Title

  • Bandits in print : The Water Margin and the transformations of vernacular fiction

Summary

  • "Bandits in Print uses the classic novel "The Water Margin" (Shuihu Zhuan) to examine the world of print in early modern China, tracing the ways the novel was adapted and altered by influential editor-publishers in the Ming and arguing that in some circumstances the print medium can be an agent of textual change"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Gregory, Scott W., 1972- author

Created / Published

  • Ithaca : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023.

Contents

  • Introduction: The Bandits' Reception -- "Falsifying a Biography Brought him Power": The "Wuding Editions" and Guo Xun -- "One freshly slaughtered pig, two flagons of Jinhua wine . . . and a small book": The Censorate Edition -- After the Fire: Li Kaixian, The Precious Sword, and the "Xiong Damu Mode" -- Characters in the Margins: The Commercial Editions -- "The Art of Subtle Phrasing has been Extinguished": The Jin Shengtan Edition -- Conclusion: Bandits in Print.

Headings

  • -  Shui hu zhuan
  • -  Chinese fiction--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--History and criticism
  • -  Chinese fiction--Publishing--China--History

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PL2436

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022030034

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  • Unrestricted online access.

Online Format

  • epub
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gregory, Scott W., Author. Bandits in print: The Water Margin and the transformations of vernacular fiction. Ithaca: Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022030034/.

APA citation style:

Gregory, S. W. (2023) Bandits in print: The Water Margin and the transformations of vernacular fiction. Ithaca: Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022030034/.

MLA citation style:

Gregory, Scott W., Author. Bandits in print: The Water Margin and the transformations of vernacular fiction. Ithaca: Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022030034/>.