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The Eternal Storyteller - Oral Literature in Modern China (Paperback)
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The Eternal Storyteller - Oral Literature in Modern China (Paperback)
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Chinese storytelling has survived through more than a millennium
into our own time, while similar oral arts have fallen into
oblivion in the West. Under the main heading of 'The Eternal
Storyteller', in August 1996 the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
hosted an International Workshop on Oral Literature in Modern
China. To this meeting, the first of its kind in Europe, five
special guests were invited - master tellers from Yangzhou: Wang
Xizotang, Li Xintang, Fei Zhengliang, Dai Buzhang and Hui Zhaolong.
The volume derived from this meeting includes an introductory
article written by John Miles Foley entitled 'A Comparative View on
Oral Traditions'. Thereafter, a wide range of topics relating to
Chinese oral literature is covered under the headings: 'Historical
Lines', 'A Spectrium of Genres', 'Studies of Yangzhou and Suzhou
Story- telling' and 'Performances of Yangzhou Storytelling'.
However, the present volume does more than include papers derived
from the meeting. It is also lavishly illustrated in word and
picture from performances by the guest-storytellers. In so doing,
the world of Chinese story telling is not just described and
analysed - it is also brought to life.
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