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Title: IDLE TALK
By: Jack W. Chen (Editor), David Schaberg (Editor)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0520289773
ISBN 13: 9780520289772
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Pub. date: 29 September, 2013
Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society 6
Pages: 258
Description: Beginning with the Han dynasty and ending with the Qing, this book provides a cultural history of gossip and anecdote in traditional China.
Synopsis: Gossip and anecdote may be "idle talk," but they also serve to knit together individuals in society and to provide the materials through which literary culture and historical memory are constructed. This groundbreaking book provides a cultural history of gossip and anecdote in traditional China, beginning with the Han dynasty and ending with the Qing. The ten essays, along with the introduction and postface, address the verification, transmission, and interpretation of gossip and anecdote across literary and historical genres. Contributors: Sarah M. Allen, Beverly J. Bossler, Jack W. Chen, Ronald Egan, Dore J. Levy, Stephen Owen, Graham Sanders, David Schaberg, Anna M. Shields, Richard E. Strassberg, and, Xiaofei Tian.
Publication: US
Imprint: University of California Press
Returns: Returnable
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