Yushi Mingyan (Illustrated Complete Edition) — Popular Series of Chinese Classical Novel Masterpieces: Popular Series of Chinese Classical Novel Masterpieces

Author: Feng Menglong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Yushi Mingyan contains 40 works, divided into three parts: first, quyi (storytelling texts) from the Song and Yuan dynasties; second, quyi and imitation quyi from the Ming dynasty (including works by Feng Menglong); and third, Feng Menglong's own works. Both the first two types of works were edited and revised by Feng Menglong. According to expert research, Yang Suwen's Meeting with an Old Friend in Yanshan, Wang Xinyi Saving His Family with One Death, The Monk Who Tricked the Empress's Wife with a Letter, and The Four Gentlemen of Song Causing Havoc in the Forbidden Spirit Chamber may be quyi from the Song dynasty. Jiang Xingge Reuniting with the Pearl Shirt, Yang Bao's Extraordinary Adventure in Yue, Zheng Huichen Seeking Vengeance at the Cotton Grove, Jin Yuni's Beating the Unfeeling Lover, and Shen Xiaoxia Meeting the Outgoing General's Memorial may be works from the Ming dynasty (including Feng Menglong's). The era of the other works is difficult to determine. Yushi Mingyan, originally titled Ancient and Modern Stories, is a collection of short vernacular fiction published during the Ming dynasty. Together with Yushi Tongyan and Xingshi Hengyan, it is collectively known as the "Three Canons" (San Yan), a comprehensive anthology of quyi fiction from the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, long celebrated as a treasure trove of Chinese classical short stories. Yushi Mingyan contains 40 works, divided into three parts: first, quyi from the Song and Yuan dynasties; second, quyi and imitation quyi from the Ming dynasty (including works by Feng Menglong); and third, Feng Menglong's own works. Both the first two types of works were edited and revised by Feng Menglong. According to expert research, Yang Suwen's Meeting with an Old Friend in Yanshan, Wang Xinyi Saving His Family with One Death, The Monk Who Tricked the Empress's Wife with a Letter, and The Four Gentlemen of Song Causing Havoc in the Forbidden Spirit Chamber may be quyi from the Song dynasty. Jiang Xingge Reuniting with the Pearl Shirt, Yang Bao's Extraordinary Adventure in Yue, Zheng Huichen Seeking Vengeance at the Cotton Grove, Jin Yuni's Beating the Unfeeling Lover, and Shen Xiaoxia Meeting the Outgoing General's Memorial may be works from the Ming dynasty (including Feng Menglong's). The era of the other works is difficult to determine.