{"product_id":"approaches-to-teaching-the-plum-andrew-schonebaum-9781603294126","title":"Approaches to Teaching the Plum in the Golden Vase (the Golden Lotus)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plum in the Golden Vase\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e) was published in the early seventeenth century and may be the first long work of Chinese fiction written by a single (though anonymous) author. Featuring both complex structural elements and psychological and emotional realism, the novel centers on the rich merchant Ximen Qing and his household and describes the physical surroundings and material objects of a Ming dynasty city. In part a social, political, and moral critique, the novel reflects on hierarchical power relations of family and state and the materialism of life at the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this volume provide ideas for teaching the novel using a variety of approaches, from questions of genre, intertextuality, and the novel's reception to material culture, family and social dynamics, and power structures in sexual relations. Insights into the novel's representation of Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, legal culture, class, slavery, and obscenity are offered throughout the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Schonebaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603294120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603294126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Andrew Schonebaum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44228067524863,"sku":"9781603294126","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f26ba6c1-5b60-4b99-881d-5faafd362ea5.jpg?v=1692811783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/approaches-to-teaching-the-plum-andrew-schonebaum-9781603294126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}