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Real Life in China at the Height of Empire - Revealed by the Ghosts of Ji Xiaolan

Real Life in China at the Height of Empire - Revealed by the Ghosts of Ji Xiaolan

Revealed by the Ghosts of Ji Xiaolan

by David Pollard
Hardback
Publication Date: 08/12/2021

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Toward the end of the eighteenth century, the scholar and wit Ji Xiaolan published five collections of anecdotes and discourses on the interaction between the mundane and the spirit worlds, incorporating earthly life stories and happenings. Containing Ji's thoughts and others' experiences, these tales concern peasants, servants, merchants, governors, and ministers; take place throughout the Qing empire; and recount comedy and tragedy, cruelty and kindness, corruption and integrity, and erudition and ignorance. Some stories use ghosts to satirize men and manners; others straightforwardly examine beliefs and practices. Altogether, they draw a portrait of the time unmatched in scope and variety. Selections are organized thematically and include a contextualizing preface. An introduction appraises Ji's own career and the atmosphere in which he lived.
ISBN:
9789629966010
9789629966010
Category:
Language: reference & general
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
08-12-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Chinese University Press
Country of origin:
Hong Kong
Pages:
250
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x15mm
Weight:
1.31kg

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