Aesop's Fables Fables of Warning Fables of Awakening

Author: Feng Menglong
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: During the Tianqi and Chongzhen years of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong successively launched the "Three Canons"—"Clarifying the World's Affairs," "Warning the World's Affairs," and "Awakening the World's Affairs." These one hundred and twenty storytelling novels have erected an unprecedented artistic peak, representing the highest realm of Chinese vernacular short stories and opening up a brand new era. The talented Suzhou scholar Feng Menglong devoted most of his life to collecting, organizing, and creating folk literature such as opera, novels, and folk songs. Among these, the "Three Canons" achieved the highest accomplishments and had the greatest influence.