Chinese Popular Culture And Ming Chantefables
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Chinese Popular Culture And Ming Chantefables
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Author : Anne McLaren
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-02-22
Chinese Popular Culture And Ming Chantefables written by Anne McLaren and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-22 with History categories.
In 1967 a body of Chinese texts was discovered in a tomb outside Shanghai. It contained a set of unique examples of an oral genre favoured by unlearned classes in the late imperial period (15th century), best called 'chantefables', appearing at the beginning of a profound historical shift which resulted in a broadening of the uses of writing and printing in China. These texts are now generally seen to occupy an important place in the development of Chinese literature as a whole, and of Chinese vernacular literature in particular. In the first monographic treatment of all the chantefable corpus in English the author, by examination from a more anthropological view, points out that these 'oral traditional texts' can only be appreciated in the festival, ritual and performative context of their derivation and reception. Topics dealt with in this important work include the popular interpretation of Confucian orthodoxies, the literary recycling of the oral tradition, and the influence of chantefables on the development of Chinese vernacular fiction. The author offers interesting comparative perspective on the different social consequences of print technology in China and the West. Illustrations of ten chantefable woodblocks are included.
Memory Making In Folk Epics Of China
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Author : ANNE E. MCLAREN
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Memory Making In Folk Epics Of China written by ANNE E. MCLAREN and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Epic literature, Chinese categories.
"This is the first book-length study in the West on the folk epics of the Han Chinese people, who are the majority population of China. These folk epics provide an unparalleled resource for understanding the importance of "the local" in Chinese culture, especially how rice-growing populations perceived their environment and relational world. The folk epics were sung by illiterate farmers while working in the rice paddy or boating along the waterways. It was believed that singing promoted crop fertility and that the rice-plant embodied a female rice spirit whose growth and development paralleled that of human sexuality and procreation. Regarded as "vulgar" due to its erotic content, this song tradition was marginalized and little understood. The erotic content is often removed in editions directed at a national readership. Employing perspectives from memory studies, eco-criticism, and the study of oral traditions, this book examines in detail five iconic folk epics. The author draws on interviews with contemporary song transmitters and ethnologists from the Lake Tai region, as well as a collection of singer transcripts and unedited song material"--
Transforming Gender And Emotion
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Author : Sookja Cho
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2018-03-08
Transforming Gender And Emotion written by Sookja Cho and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Illuminates how one folktale serves as a living record of the evolving cultures and relationships of China and Korea
The Tapestry Of Popular Songs In 16th And 17th Century China
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Author : Kathryn A. Lowry
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2005
The Tapestry Of Popular Songs In 16th And 17th Century China written by Kathryn A. Lowry and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Music categories.
This study of popular songs offers a new hypothesis about the role of elite in popular culture and evidences how commercial publishing facilitated the rise of selective reading and imitation of texts in late-Ming China, creating a new basis for describing desire and the self.
Popular Culture In Early Modern Europe
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Author : Peter Burke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Popular Culture In Early Modern Europe written by Peter Burke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with History categories.
The concept of cultural history has in the last few decades come to the fore of historical research into early modern Europe. Due in no small part to the pioneering work of Peter Burke, the tools of the cultural historian are now routinely brought to bear on every aspect of history, and have transformed our understanding of the past. First published in 1978, this study examines the broad sweep of pre-industrial Europe's popular culture. From the world of the professional entertainer to the songs, stories, rituals and plays of ordinary people, it shows how the attitudes and values of the otherwise inarticulate shaped - and were shaped by - the shifting social, religious and political conditions of European society between 1500 and 1800. This third edition of Peter Burke's groundbreaking study has been published to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the book's publication in 1978. It provides a new introduction reflecting the growth of cultural history, and its increasing influence on 'mainstream' history, as well as an extensive supplementary bibliography which further adds to the information about new research in the area.
Out Of The Margins
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Author : Liangyan Ge
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2001-09-30
Out Of The Margins written by Liangyan Ge and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
The novel Water Margin (Shuihu zhuan), China's earliest full-length narrative in vernacular prose, first appeared in print in the sixteenth century. The tale of one hundred and eight bandit heroes evolved from a long oral tradition; in its novelized form, it played a pivotal role in the rise of Chinese vernacular fiction, which flourished during the late Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) periods. Liangyan Ge's multidimensional study considers the evolution of Water Margin and the rise of vernacular fiction against the background of the vernacularization of premodern Chinese literature as a whole. This gradual and arduous process, as the book convincingly shows, was driven by sustained contact and interaction between written culture and popular orality. Ge examines the stylistic and linguistic features of the novel against those of other works of early Chinese vernacular literature (stories, in particular), revealing an accretion of features typical of different historical periods and a prolonged and cumulative process of textualization. In addition to providing a meticulous philological study, his work offers a new reading of the novel that interprets some of its salient characteristics in terms of the interplay between audience, storytellers, and men of letters associated with popular orality.
Three Kingdoms And Chinese Culture
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Author : Kimberly Besio
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Three Kingdoms And Chinese Culture written by Kimberly Besio and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Philosophy categories.
A multi-disciplinary exploration of China’s first great classical novel, Three Kingdoms, and its influence on Chinese culture.
Printing And Book Culture In Late Imperial China
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Author : Cynthia J. Brokaw
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2005-03-07
Printing And Book Culture In Late Imperial China written by Cynthia J. Brokaw and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-07 with History categories.
Despite the importance of books and the written word in Chinese society, the history of the book in China is a topic that has been little explored. This pioneering volume of essays, written by historians, art historians, and literary scholars, introduces the major issues in the social and cultural history of the book in late imperial China. Informed by many insights from the rich literature on the history of the Western book, these essays investigate the relationship between the manuscript and print culture; the emergence of urban and rural publishing centers; the expanding audience for books; the development of niche markets and specialized publishing of fiction, drama, non-Han texts, and genealogies; and more.
How To Read Chinese Drama
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Author : Patricia Sieber
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-25
How To Read Chinese Drama written by Patricia Sieber and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-25 with Drama categories.
This book is a comprehensive and inviting introduction to the literary forms and cultural significance of Chinese drama as both text and performance. Each chapter offers an accessible overview and critical analysis of one or more plays—canonical as well as less frequently studied works—and their historical contexts. How to Read Chinese Drama highlights how each play sheds light on key aspects of the dramatic tradition, including genre conventions, staging practices, musical performance, audience participation, and political resonances, emphasizing interconnections among chapters. It brings together leading scholars spanning anthropology, art history, ethnomusicology, history, literature, and theater studies. How to Read Chinese Drama is straightforward, clear, and concise, written for undergraduate students and their instructors as well as a wider audience interested in world theater. For students of Chinese literature and language, the book provides questions to explore when reading, watching, and listening to plays, and it features bilingual excerpts. For teachers, an analytical table of contents, a theater-specific chronology of events, and lists of visual resources and translations provide pedagogical resources for exploring Chinese theater within broader cultural and comparative contexts. For theater practitioners, the volume offers deeply researched readings of important plays together with background on historical performance conventions, audience responses, and select modern adaptations.
A History Of Popular Culture In Japan
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Author : E. Taylor Atkins
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-19
A History Of Popular Culture In Japan written by E. Taylor Atkins and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19 with History categories.
The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture in Japan provides the first historical and analytical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, using it to explore broader themes of conflict, power, identity and meaning in Japanese history. E. Taylor Atkins shows how Japan is one of the earliest sites for the development of mass-produced, market-oriented cultural products consumed by urban middle and working classes. The best-known traditional arts and culture of Japan- no theater, monochrome ink painting, court literature, poetry and indigenous music-inhabited a world distinct from that of urban commoners, who fashioned their own expressive forms and laid the groundwork for today's 'gross national cool.' Popular culture was pivotal in the rise of Japanese nationalism, imperialism, militarism, postwar democracy and economic development. Offering historiographical and analytical frameworks for understanding its subject, A History of Popular Culture in Japan synthesizes the latest scholarship from a variety of disciplines. It is a vital resource for students of Japanese cultural history wishing to gain a deeper understanding of Japan's contributions to global cultural heritage.