The Japanese discovery of Chinese fiction the Water margin and the making of a national canon

"The classic vernacular Chinese novel The Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan) tells the story of a band of outlaws in twelfth-century China and their insurrection against the corrupt imperial court. Imported into Japan in the early seventeenth century, it became a ubiquitous source of inspiration for t...

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Main Author:	Hedberg, William C. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York Columbia University Press [2020]
Subjects:	Shui hu zhuan > Appreciation > Japan. 1260-1368 Japanese literature > Chinese influences. Chinese literature > Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 > History and criticism. Electronic books Literary criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism.
Online Access:	Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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