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The four masterworks of the Ming novel: Ssu ta ch'i-shu
Andrew H. Plaks-
Frontmatter
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PREFACE (page ix)
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READER'S NOTE (page xiv)
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CHAPTER 1 The Literati Novel: Historical Background (page 3)
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CHAPTER 2 Chin P'ing Mei: Inversion of Self-cultivation (page 55)
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CHAPTER 3 Hsi-yu chi: Transcendence of Emptiness (page 183)
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CHAPTER 4 Shui-hu chaun: Deflation of Heroism (page 279)
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CHAPTER 5 San-kuo chih yen-i: Limitations of Valor (page 361)
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CHAPTER 6 Neo-Confucian Interpretations of the Four Masterworks (page 497)
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APPENDIX The 'Li Cho-wu" Commentary Editions (page 513)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 519)
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INDEX (page 575)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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CLEAR | 14 (Dec. 1992): 144-149 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/495412 |
HJAS | 50.1 (Jun. 1990): 356-352 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/2719233 |
JAOS | 109.3 (Jul. - Sep. 1989): 480-482 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/604175 |
JAS | 47.4 (Nov. 1988): 869-871 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/2057883 |
TP | 76. 1/3 (1990): 95-105 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/4528474 |
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Published: c1987
Publisher: Princeton University Press
- 9780691067087 (hardcover)
- 9780691628202 (paper)
- 9781400843930 (ebook)