{"product_id":"appropriation-and-representation-feng-menglong-and-the-chinese-vernacular-story-paperback","title":"Appropriation and Representation: Feng Menglong and the Chinese Vernacular Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShuhui Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeng Menglong (1574-1646) was recognized as the most knowledgeable connoisseur of popular literature of his time. He is known today for compiling three famous collections of vernacular short stories, each containing forty stories, collectively known as \u003ci\u003eSanyan\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAppropriation and Representation \u003c\/i\u003eadapts concepts of ventriloquism and dialogism from Bakhtin and Holquist to explore Feng's methods of selecting source materials. Shuhui Yang develops a model of development in which Feng's approach to selecting and working with his source materials becomes clear. More broadly, \u003ci\u003eAppropriation and Representation\u003c\/i\u003e locates Feng Menglong's \u003ci\u003eSanyan\u003c\/i\u003e in the cultural milieu of the late Ming, including the archaist movement in literature, literati marginality and anxieties, the subversive use of folk works, and the \u003ci\u003emeiren xiangcao\u003c\/i\u003e tradition--appropriating a female identity to express male frustration. Against this background, a rationale emerges for Feng's choice to elevate and promote the vernacular story while stepping back form an overt authorial role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShuhui YANG is Professor of Chinese at Bates College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 195\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102027714695,"sku":"9780472038107","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9c717c5d6a260fd8798e8081a82ede4f.webp?v=1732399781","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/appropriation-and-representation-feng-menglong-and-the-chinese-vernacular-story-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}