Elite Activism and Political Transformation in China Zhejiang Province, 1865-1911 |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-2209-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $57.95 |
Book Description:
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What makes a tale worth telling? When is a detail significant and when extraneous? And how much irrelevant detail can a reader take in stride? This book addresses tellability by looking at texts that raise the question themselves, works by Chekhov, Zoshchenko, and Gogol.
What makes a tale worth telling? When is a detail significant and when extraneous? And how much irrelevant detail can a reader take in stride? This book addresses tellability by looking at texts that raise the question themselves, works by Chekhov, Zoshchenko, and Gogol.