Approaches to Teaching The Plum in the Golden Vase (Approaches to Teaching World Literature #159)

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Synopsis
The Plum in the Golden Vase (also known as The Golden Lotus) was published in the early seventeenth century and may be the first long work of Chinese fiction written by a single (though anonymous) author. Featuring both complex structural elements and psychological and emotional realism, the novel centers on the rich merchant Ximen Qing and his household and describes the physical surroundings and material objects of a Ming Dynasty city. In part a social, political, and moral critique, the novel reflects on hierarchical power relations of family and state and the materialism of life at the time.The essays in this volume provide ideas for teaching the novel using a variety of approaches, from questions of genre, intertextuality, and the novel's reception to material culture, family and social dynamics, and power structures in sexual relations. Insights into the novel's representation of Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, legal culture, class, slavery, and obscenity are offered throughout the volume.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
400 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781603294133
Related ISBNs:
9781603294126
Publisher:
Modern Language Association of America
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Copyrighted By:
The Modern Language Association of America
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Education, Language Arts
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Andrew Schonebaum

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