Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction

Classical Chinese Supernatural Fiction

A Morphological History

by Xiaohuan Zhao

401 pages· 2005· ISBN 9780773460973
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A detailed examination of classical Chinese supernatural fiction (zhiguai)according to the morphological framework set out initially by Propp (1964) in his study of Russian fairytales and expanded upon by Alan Dundes (1964). In this study he shows the many ways that Chinese zhiguai comply with Propp's theories and ways of not conforming with his rules.

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