A close look at Pu Songling’s immortal short stories“写鬼写妖高人一等,刺贪刺虐入骨三分”:再读《聊斋志异》For centuries the imperial examination was the de facto method for members of any strata of Chinese society to...A close look at Pu Songling’s immortal short stories“写鬼写妖高人一等,刺贪刺虐入骨三分”:再读《聊斋志异》For centuries the imperial examination was the de facto method for members of any strata of Chinese society to join the ranks of the scholarbureaucrat class.Success in the exams,in many ways,was central to success in society.Many,failed.展开更多
文摘A close look at Pu Songling’s immortal short stories“写鬼写妖高人一等,刺贪刺虐入骨三分”:再读《聊斋志异》For centuries the imperial examination was the de facto method for members of any strata of Chinese society to join the ranks of the scholarbureaucrat class.Success in the exams,in many ways,was central to success in society.Many,failed.
