{"product_id":"9780472038107-appropriation-and-representation","title":"Appropriation and Representation","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeng Menglong and the Chinese Vernacular Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow a member of the late Ming literati class creatively manipulated popular and literati culture to elevate an underrated literary genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369749295478,"sku":"9780472038107","price":13.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36350051_0bf1ca58-d765-4f49-8142-f4a7591efd20.jpg?v=1759430290","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780472038107-appropriation-and-representation","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}