Yuewei Cottage Notes (1)
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About This Novel
"Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a short story in classical Chinese written in the form of notes by Ji Yun, who was born as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty between the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789 AD) and the third year of Jiaqing (AD 1798). It mainly collects and compiles various folk tales about foxes, ghosts and gods, karma and retribution, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. That were circulated around the time, or strange anecdotes heard personally. Although the book is full of sermons about karma and retribution, it reflects the decadence and darkness of the last days of feudal society through various descriptions. For example, the first chapter describes several main types of fox images to reflect the order and norms of the fox world; the second chapter describes Ji Yun's narrative techniques in constructing the fox world; the third chapter describes Ji Yun's reasons for creating fox stories. This book is the first volume.
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