{"product_id":"the-four-masterworks-of-the-ming-novel-ssu-ta-chishu-9780691273518","title":"The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel: Ssu ta ch'i-shu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 612 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 11 March 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the \"Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel\" (ssu ta ch'i-shu). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Professor Plaks shows that their fullest recensions represent a sophisticated new genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 254 x 178 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780691273518\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew H. Plaks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47213956104442,"sku":"9780691273518","price":30.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1742594952932_book.jpg?v=1742831911","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-four-masterworks-of-the-ming-novel-ssu-ta-chishu-9780691273518","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}