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| Author | : Wang Hong |
| Publisher | : Paths International Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2013-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 1844642348 |
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The late Ming Dynasty (1572-1644) and the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1722) saw the true splendour of short essays in China. No other period in the history of short essays in ancient China can match them in the quality and number of works, literary schools, or the variety of styles. Compared with those written before or after, the short essays in these periods were richer in the choice of topics, and freer in form, focusing not only on real social life, but also on worldly experience and life's little delights. They are a rich and vital part of China's literary and cultural heritage.The 127 short essays in this wonderful book are considered to be the very best examples from an era of China's history that's synonymous with beautifully crafted short essays. 82 essays are from the Ming Dynasty and 45 essays are from the Qing Dynasty, written by more than a hundred different Chinese authors from both dynasties. These are arranged in the order of the authors' birth dates and tenderly translated into English by leading Chinese translators Wang Hong and Zhang Shunsheng, who have faithfully represented the styles and literary achievements made by the featured essayists. It's a wonderful book that will delight fans of classic Chinese short essays, as well as providing the perfect introduction to readers new to the genre.Professor Wang Hong is a prolific and accomplished translator of ancient Chinese classics. Many of his translations have been included in the Library of Chinese Classics, such as Mozi, Brush Talks from Dream Brook (also publishing by Paths International), The Discourses of the States and The Classic of Mountains of Seas.This is the first ever English language version of The Short Essays of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to be published either inside or outside of China.
| Author | : Xiaotian Zhou |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9787220083785 |
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| Author | : Zhu Weizheng |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2015-04-21 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004293310 |
Download Rereading Modern Chinese History Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Rereading Modern Chinese History is a collection of short essays on aspects of the history of the Qing dynasty, a regime dominated by Manchus that ruled China from 1644 to 1911. Using sources from that period and earlier it addresses key themes on the nature of Qing rule. These include the defeat by the British in the Opium Wars, the twin-track administration of Manchus and Han Chinese, the rise of Chinese military leaders in southern China, the purchase of office and endemic corruption, the challenge of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the failure of political reform. There are new insights on all the Qing emperors and the Empress Dowager Cixi, who ruled China between 1861 and 1908.
| Author | : Ji Liu |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2016-08-06 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781536920772 |
Download Selected Prose of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Book collects 27 prose written by the different authors of Chinese Ming and and Qing Dynasties (AD1368--1911), the plots of prose essays are exciting and interesting, and they are worth reading.
| Author | : Ji Liu |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2016-04-29 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781532969843 |
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The Book collects 27 prose written by the different authors of Chinese Ming and and Qing Dynasties (AD1368--1911), the plots of prose essays are exciting and interesting, and they are worth reading. The 27 prose are: 01. The Orange Vendor 02. Death from Wealth 03. Saving a Tiger 04. The Nine-Headed Bird 05. An Impetuous Person 06. The Story of a Gambler Who Loved Cockfights 07. Xiangji Pavilion 08. A Sketch of My Mother 09. A Cock Fight 10. Tiger Hillock 11. The Peach-Stone Boat 12. A Record for the Five Men's Tomb 13. Story of Liu Jingting 14. Ma the Opera Singer 15. The Story of Big Iron Hammer 16. Inscriptions on Painting(Bamboo) 17. The Evil Spirit Whose Bluff Is Called 18. Selections from "Notes of Yuewei Hermitage" 19. Peach Blossom Village 20. A Mermaid Servant 21. Two Wrongly Matched Couples 22. Mr Lu's Adventure 23. Black Eyebrows 24. A Girl Begotten by a Fox 25. My Plum Tree Infirmary 26. The Elegant Dupe 27. The Leper Girl Qiu Liyu
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| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
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Download Ming Qing lun cong Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2011-07-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 029580226X |
Download Vignettes from the Late Ming Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This anthology presents seventy translated and annotated short essays, or hsiao-p’in, by fourteen well-known sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Chinese writers. Hsiao-p’in, 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-p’in reflect the rise of individualism in the late Ming period and collectively provide a panorama of the colorful life of the age. Critics condemned the genre as escapist because of its focus on life’s sensual pleasures and triviality, and over the next two centuries many of these playful and often irreverent works were officially censored. Today, the essays provide valuable and rare accounts of the details over everyday life in Ming China as well as displays of wit and delightful turns of phrase.
| Author | : David Der-wei Wang |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 644 |
| Release | : 2020-05-11 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1684174147 |
Download Dynastic Crisis and Cultural Innovation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This volume addresses cultural and literary transformation in the late Ming (1550–1644) and late Qing (1851–1911) eras. Although conventionally associated with a devastating sociopolitical crisis, each of these periods was also a time when Chinese culture was rejuvenated. Focusing on the twin themes of crisis and innovation, the seventeen chapters in this book aim to illuminate the late Ming and late Qing as eras of literary-cultural innovation during periods of imperial disintegration; to analyze linkages between the two periods and the radical heritage they bequeathed to the modern imagination; and to rethink the “premodernity” of the late Ming and late Qing in the context of the end of the age of modernism. The chapters touch on a remarkably wide spectrum of works, some never before discussed in English, such as poetry, drama, full-length novels, short stories, tanci narratives, newspaper articles, miscellanies, sketches, familiar essays, and public and private historical accounts. More important, they intersect on issues ranging from testimony about dynastic decline to the negotiation of authorial subjectivity, from the introduction of cultural technology to the renewal of literary convention."
| Author | : Lynn A. Struve |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 1993-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780300075533 |
Download Voices from the Ming-Qing Cataclysm Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This fascinating book presents eyewitness accounts of a turbulent period in Chinese history: the fall of the Ming dynasty and the conquest of China by the Manchus in the mid-seventeenth century. Lynn A. Struve has translated, introduced, and annotated absorbing testimonies from a wide range of individuals in different social stations--Chinese and Europeans, missionaries and viceroys, artists and merchants, Ming loyalists and Qing collaborators, maidservants and eunuchs--all telling stories of hardship and challenge in the midst of cataclysmic change. "It is a book that brings history graphically to life."--Keith Pratt, Asian Affairs "A fascinating view of the dynamics of dynastic change in China."--Jonathan Porter, History "The book combines skillful translation of a rich variety of primary sources with authoritative commentary and meticulously researched annotation."--Helen Dunstan, Historian "One of the most engaging works of scholarship to appear in the field for a long time. . . . An extraordinarily good book destined to be read and enjoyed by a very wide audience beyond the professional one."--Craig Clunas, Bulletin of SOAS "Struve is] the most knowledgeable American scholar of the history of the 'Southern Ming.' . . . This fascinating volume . . . can be readily used in any college course on late imperial Chinese history for wonderful examples of the personal experiences of the Chinese people living through the fall of the Ming dynasty to their Manchu conquerors."--Benjamin A. Elman, China Review International "The scholarship behind this work is impeccable. . . . The translations are an important contribution to the field."--Jerry Dennerline, International History Review "Throughout the volume, Struve's translations capture the different voices of the cataclysm. Students of Chinese history will find a wealth of information here."--Choice
| Author | : Timothy Brook |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 348 |
| Release | : 1998-05-18 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 052092407X |
Download The Confusions of Pleasure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the center of the world: the European voyages of exploration were searching not just for new lands but also for new trade routes to the Far East. In this book, Timothy Brook eloquently narrates the changing landscape of life over the three centuries of the Ming (1368-1644), when China was transformed from a closely administered agrarian realm into a place of commercial profits and intense competition for status. The Confusions of Pleasure marks a significant departure from the conventional ways in which Chinese history has been written. Rather than recounting the Ming dynasty in a series of political events and philosophical achievements, it narrates this longue durée in terms of the habits and strains of everyday life. Peppered with stories of real people and their negotiations of a rapidly changing world, this book provides a new way of seeing the Ming dynasty that not only contributes to the scholarly understanding of the period but also provides an entertaining and accessible introduction to Chinese history for anyone.
