Ancient Fiction Collection (Ming Dynasty Volume)

Author: Cheng Yizhong
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: The Ming Dynasty was a period of relative decline in classical fiction. Among the earliest and most influential classical novels of the Ming Dynasty were Qu You's Strange Tales from the Lantern, Zhou Renlong's Strange Stories Collected by a Lantern, Chen Zhongsheng's Records of Lantern Tales, and anonymous Continuation of Lantern Tales. Additionally, there were works without the word "lantern" but were modeled after them, such as Zhao Bi's Imitating the Elegant, Lei Xie's Miscellaneous Notes on Strange Encounters, and even the Ming Dynasty's new legendary fiction collected in works like Ten Tales of Love and Notes from Solitary Seclusion, all of which show the influence of New Tales from the Lantern. This volume carefully selects and compiles some outstanding works to delight the readers.