The Novel and Theatrical Imagination in Early Modern China
Biographical note
Mei Chun, Ph.D. (2005) in Chinese and Comparative Literature, Washington University in Saint Louis, is Assistant Professor of Chinese at Central Washington University. Her publications include “Garlic and Vinegar: The Narrative Significance of Verse in ‘The Pearl Shirt Reencountered’” in Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (2009).
Readership
Scholars of late imperial/early modern Chinese literature, non-China specialists who study drama, performativity, theatricality, theatrical culture, and general readers who enjoy Chinese classic novels.
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