THE SCHOLAR AND THE STATE: FICTION AS POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA
Book ID/图书代码: 13569019C00084
English Summary/英文概要: In imperial China, intellectuals devoted years of their lives to passing rigorous examinations in order to obtain a civil service position in the state bureaucracy. This traditional employment of the literati class conferred social power and moral legitimacy, but changing social and political circumstances in the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) periods forced many to seek alternative careers. Politically engaged but excluded from their traditional bureaucratic roles, creative writers authored critiques of state power in the form of fiction written in the vernacular language.
In this study, Liangyan Ge examines the novels Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Scholars, Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as Story of the Stone), and a number of erotic pieces, showing that as the literati class grappled with its own increasing marginalization, its fiction reassessed the assumption that intellectuals’ proper role was to serve state interests and began to imagine possibilities for a new political order.
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Awards/获奖情况:[His] readings allow him to explore ways in which vernacular fiction replaced the homogenous voice of intellectual orthodox in the early modern era with a heterogeneous and multi-vocal one. . . . This extended and thoughtful essay, filled with much insight and creative reading, should be read by early modern historians and the students they teach.
- R. Kent Guy, American Historical Review
What makes his study worth reading is the way he finds surprisingly original readings within this central frame-work. . . . Ge breathes life into his overarching theme by contextualizing the central literary works with a rich and historically-informed set of other texts. . . . In putting the relationship between scholar and state at the heart of vernacular fiction, Ge has provided us with a strong account some of the classics of the late-imperial novel. . . . Ge offers a reading that escapes narrow-minded literary criticism as a purely aesthetic pursuit.
- Paize Keulemans, China Quarterly, The
About the Author/作者介绍: RHYAN GEIGER is a vegan registered dietitian and owner of Phoenix Vegan Dietitian, an online nutrition practice in which she helps others easily transition to plant-based eating. Find her online at www.phxvegandietitian.com or on Instagram @phxvegandietitian.
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