Vernacular and classical fiction in late imperial China
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Summary:
A pathbreaking, new book from Brill: The Vernacular World of Pu SonglingPopular Literature and Manuscript Culture in Late Imperial ChinaSeries: Sinica Leidensia, Volume: 173 (2025). xix, 312 pp.By Zhenzhen Lu From the press: This study presents a lively world of vernacular writing from Zichuan, Shandong, the home region of Pu Songling (1640–1715). Based on Keio […]