Traditional Chinese Jestbooks and Ming Revival

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dc.contributor.author	Baccini Giulia
dc.title	Traditional Chinese Jestbooks and Ming Revival
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	The traditional Chinese literary view bestowed value mainly on those texts that pursued a didactic and moral purpose; however, several scholars in Chinese history composed works, recording and gathering anecdotes, to be enjoyed in leisure time. The jestbooks (Wenyan xiaohua ji), which had appeared in the literary landscape during the later Han/early Wei period (late 3rd century CE), became extremely popular during the Ming (1368-1644). This article provides a brief presentation of several collections through the ages, and then focuses on how they flourished during the Ming dynasty period.
dc.relation.ispartof	Sinica venetiana
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2016-09-29
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-07-18
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dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-098-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-095-2
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dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Humorous anecdotes
dc.subject	Humorous anecdotes
dc.subject	Jestbook
dc.subject	Jestbook
dc.subject	Jests
dc.subject	Jests

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Traditional Chinese Jestbooks and Ming Revival

Giulia Baccini Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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The traditional Chinese literary view bestowed value mainly on those texts that pursued a didactic and moral purpose; however, several scholars in Chinese history composed works, recording and gathering anecdotes, to be enjoyed in leisure time. The jestbooks (Wenyan xiaohua ji), which had appeared in the literary landscape during the later Han/early Wei period (late 3rd century CE), became extremely popular during the Ming (1368-1644). This article provides a brief presentation of several collections through the ages, and then focuses on how they flourished during the Ming dynasty period.

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July 18, 2016

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978-88-6969-098-3

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Keywords: Jestbook • Humorous anecdotes • Jests

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