Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary: Reading and Writing Between
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Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary: Reading and Writing Between. What effect did they have on readers and future writers?. Format Hardcover. Author David L. Rolston. Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary by David L. Rolston Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page as the fiction itself. This book shows how the existence of the commentary tradition affected the development of Chinese fiction. Publisher Description In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with extensive commentary printed on the same page as the fiction is commentary was concerned less with helping the reader understand the letter of the text than with drawing the reader s attention to its more notable aspects through emphatic punctuation (similar to our underlining, italics, or highlighting) and evaluative comments. Authors developed four different approaches to the challenges this type of commentary presented: they wrote their own commentary, they modeled aspects of their narrators on fiction commentators, they left space in their texts for readers to compose their own commentaries, or they combined these approaches. This book is the first concerted effort to see how the existence of the commentary tradition affected the development of Chinese fiction. It aims to answer several questions, including: How prevalent were commentary editions of fiction? How important was the commentary in them? Were the comments actually read? What effect did they have on readers and future writers? Details ISBN 0804727201 ISBN-13 9780804727204 Title Traditional Chinese Fiction and Fiction Commentary Author David L. Rolston Format Hardcover Year 1997 Pages 444 Publisher Stanford University Press GEItemID:18327031; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
