The Story of Stone - Intertextuality, Ancient Chinese Stone Lore, and the Stone Symbolism in Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, and The Journey to the West

In this pathbreaking study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese tradition--all concerning stones endowed with magical properties--Jing Wang develops a monumental reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore. Wang's thorough and systematic comparison of these classic works illuminates the various tellings of the stone story and provides new insight into major topics in traditional Chinese literature.

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Jing Wang

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A monumental reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore

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• Autori: Jing Wang, Wang, Jing Wang
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.12.1991
• EAN: 9780822311959
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-1195-9
• Pagine: 358
• Dimensioni: 151 mm x 232 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 540 g
• Serie: Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention; Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Scienze e culture antiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; Literature - Classics / Criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General