Chen Jiru (1558-1639) : the background to development and subsequent uses of literary personae / by Jamie Greenbaum.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Ming (1368-1644) Reign Periods; Commonly Used Abbreviations; Works Commonly Cited; Introduction; Chapter One The World that Was Not Comes to Pass; Chapter Two Reclusion and Participation; Chapter Three Chen Jiru and Publishing; Chapter Four The Established Figure; Chapter Five The Commissioned Writing; Chapter Six Marketable Writings; Chapter Seven Late-Ming Early-Qing; Chapter Eight Mid- and Late-Qing; Chapter Nine The Modern Periods; Concluding Remarks; Appendix One When and How Chen Disposed of His Robes; Appendix Two Xu Yisun; Bibliography; Index.

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Chen Jiru (1558-1639) was one of the great late-Ming arbiters of culture and taste, and the impact of his innovations can still be traced in present-day China. In late Ming, when culture and taste enjoyed a social prestige beyond their usual standing, Chen's influence appears even greater than it may have otherwise. This is the first major work in any language to examine Chen's background, make a contrastive study of the genres he utilised in forging his literary reputation,?and to examine the use that publishers and others have made since of the literary personae he constructed. A study clea.

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