{"title":"William D. Fleming","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam D. Fleming’s works offer a captivating journey into the rich tapestry of Arts \u0026amp; Culture, blending vivid storytelling with intricate exploration of historical and artistic themes. His narrative style invites readers to uncover the hidden layers of tradition and creativity, as seen in titles like \u003cem\u003eStrange Tales from Edo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those drawn to cultural history and evocative tales, Fleming’s books provide insight into the nuances of past societies and their artistic expressions. Each volume reveals a deep appreciation for the cultural contexts that shape human experience, engaging readers with both imagination and scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"strange-tales-from-edo-by-william-d-fleming-9780674293809","title":"Strange Tales from Edo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStrange Tales from Edo\u003c\/i\u003e, William Fleming paints a sweeping picture of Japan's engagement with Chinese fiction in the early modern period (1600–1868). Large-scale analyses of the full historical and bibliographical record—the first of their kind—document in detail the wholesale importation of Chinese fiction, the market for imported books and domestic reprint editions, and the critical role of manuscript practices, the ascendance of print culture notwithstanding, in the circulation of Chinese texts among Japanese readers and writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing this big picture to life, Fleming also traces the journey of a text rarely mentioned in studies of early modern Japanese literature: Pu Songling's \u003ci\u003eLiaozhai zhiyi\u003c\/i\u003e (Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio). An immediate favourite of readers on the continent, \u003ci\u003eLiaozhai\u003c\/i\u003e was long thought to have been virtually unknown in Japan until the modern period. Copies were imported in vanishingly small numbers, and the collection was never reprinted domestically. Yet beneath this surface of apparent neglect lies a rich hidden history of engagement and rewriting—hand-copying, annotation, criticism, translation, and adaptation—that opens up new perspectives on both the Chinese strange tale and its Japanese counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471632318700,"sku":"9780674293809","price":99.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674293809-strange-tales-from-edo.jpg?v=1775248309"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/william-d-fleming.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}