{"product_id":"the-four-masterworks-of-the-ming-novel-ssu-ta-chi-shu-paperback","title":"The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel: Ssu Ta Ch'i-Shu - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew H. Plaks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reinterpretation of some of the great works of Chinese fiction of the late Ming dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Andrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the \"Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel\" (\u003ci\u003essu ta ch'i-shu\u003c\/i\u003e). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Plaks shows that their fullest critical revisions represent a sophisticated new genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, especially in the sixteenth century. He then analyzes these radical transformations of prior source materials, which reflect the values and intellectual concerns of the literati of the period.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew H. Plaks\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and professor emeritus of East Asian studies and comparative literature at Princeton University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArchetype and Allegory in the \"Dream of the Red Chamber\"\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eChinese Narrative: Critical and Theoretical Essays\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 612\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704121291059,"sku":"9780691273518","price":83.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wRVOVj5m9V9780691273518.webp?v=1763348249","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-four-masterworks-of-the-ming-novel-ssu-ta-chi-shu-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}