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The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel: Ssu ta ch'i-shu
(Paperback)
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Published: 15th February 2016
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Published: 28th June 2016
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Published: 18th June 2025
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel: Ssu ta ch'i-shu
Contributors:
By (Author) Andrew H. Plaks
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
15th February 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
895.134
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
612
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
1021g
Description
Andrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the "Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel" (ssu ta ch'i-shu). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Professor Plaks shows that their fullest recensions represent a sophisticated new genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, e
