Ancient novels and folk customs

Author: Li Zhi Tian
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Folklore is essentially a collection of life phenomena among the masses, from material to spiritual, to art, to language, everywhere showcasing the wisdom of the people and reflecting their attitudes toward life, as well as conveying their various evaluations of history. Without delving into the essence through the phenomenon, collecting folklore from classical novels often results in literary folklore chronicles rather than folkloristic studies of classical novels. Therefore, this book does not follow the previous one but starts anew, avoiding repetition. It selects certain insights from recent years, intertwining narration and discussion to present folkloric phenomena while also revealing the cultural development patterns behind them. The chapters are not systematic, but upon completion, it became clear that the book leans more toward spiritual folklore. This is a completely new,, and the previous one is its first collection, with a complementary and additive relationship. However, since the title cannot be changed, they are temporarily referred to as the Liaoning edition and the Shanxi edition. It is hoped that one day they will be combined into a single book.