Strange Tales from Edo
Rewriting Chinese Fiction in Early Modern Japan
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Time
4-5:30 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
In Strange Tales from Edo, William Fleming (UC Santa Barbara) paints a sweeping picture of Japan’s engagement with Chinese fiction in the early modern period (1600–1868). He offers large-scale analyses of the full historical and bibliographical record of the importation and circulation of Chinese texts among Japanese readers and writers.
Cost
Free
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