Stock ID #134020 Interplay of the Oral and the Written in Chinese Popular Literature. VIBEKE BORDAHL, MARGARET B., WAN.

Interplay of the Oral and the Written in Chinese Popular Literature.

Denmark. NIAS Press. 2010. Stock ID #134020

Colour photographic illustrations, xvii + 269 pages, index, bibliography, dustjacket.

Although the interrelationship between oral (or performing) and written traditions in Chinese popular literature is an issue that concerns practically everybody who reads or teaches Chinese literature, surprisingly it has never been properly treated in a scholarly forum before. For that reason alone, this volume is especially important and deserves serious consideration from scholars and students in the field. Through subjects ranging from Ming vernacular fiction to popular prints and contemporary storytelling and folk ballads, this volume examines the interplay of oral and written traditions in China from interdisciplinary perspectives. Literary criticism, linguistic analysis, fieldwork, folklore studies, and visual sources all bring out vital perspectives on central questions, offering enquiries into new material and giving astonishing responses to old controversies.

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