Waking World Everlasting Stories

Author: Feng Menglong
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: During the Tianqi and Chongzhen years of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong successively introduced the "Three Canons" — Clarifying the World, Warning the World, and Awakening the World. These 120 story collections erected an unprecedented artistic peak, representing the highest realm of Chinese vernacular short fiction anding a 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 which the "Three Canons" achieved the highest success and had the most profound influence.