Idle Talk: Gossip and Anecdote in Traditional China by David Schaberg, Jack Wei Chen
Idle Talk: Gossip and Anecdote in Traditional China

David Schaberg, Jack Wei Chen

Idle Talk: Gossip and Anecdote in Traditional China

David Schaberg, Jack Wei Chen

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Gossip and anecdote may be "idle talk," but they also serve to knit together individuals in society and to provide the materials through which literary culture and historical memory are constructed. This groundbreaking book provides a cultural his...

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