I am glad to announce the publication of the first issue of Ming Qing Studies. Monographs:
Revisiting Liaozhai zhiyi 聊齋誌異
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This book is the first of a series of volumes that accompany the annual publication of Ming Qing Studies. The series will publish a volume for each issue, and this is a supplement to MQS 2018. Every volume consists of a focused essay, or collects a few essays on the same topic. Mini-monographs, research reports, and occasional papers of length comprised between 20,000 and 60,000 words are also considered for publication. Monograph n. 1 is:
Revisiting Liaozhai zhiyi 聊齋誌異, by Paolo Santangelo
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Morality, retribution and destiny
Evil, malevolent and benevolent forces
Passions, foolishness and obsessions: the ephemeral miracles of desires and their dissolution
- The role of qing
- Fear and fascination for eroticism
- Love beyond discriminations
- Fulfilment, decline or interruption of bliss
Extraordinary loves and supernatural ladies. Wise, heroic, selfish and jealous women
- Outstanding women
- Marriage and family. Female figures and their roles. Exemplary wives, witches and shrews
- Pu Songling’s ideas on love
Civil examinations, education, success
Conclusions
References
APPENDIX
Driving Away the Monster
List of tales in the Liaozhai (Zhang Youhe 张友鹤 ed.)