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  2. Kishōtenketsu - Wikipedia

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    kekku (結句) is ' ketsu (結) ': conclusion, though 結 can also mean result, consequence, outcome, effect, coming to fruition, bearing fruit, etc. In a story, the following might happen: Introduction (ki): an introduction to the characters, era, and other information required to understand the plot.

  3. Thirty-Six Stratagems - Wikipedia

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    The Thirty-Six Stratagems is a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and civil interaction.. Its focus on the use of cunning and deception both on the battlefield and in court have drawn comparisons to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

  4. Fortress Besieged - Wikipedia

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    Fortress Besieged (simplified Chinese: 围城; traditional Chinese: 圍城; pinyin: Wéichéng) is a Chinese satirical novel written by Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu), first published in 1947, and widely considered one of the masterpieces of twentieth century Chinese literature. [1]

  5. Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Wikipedia

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    Romance of the Three Kingdoms (traditional Chinese: 三國演義; simplified Chinese: 三国演义; pinyin: Sānguó Yǎnyì) is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history , starting in 184 AD and ending with ...

  6. The Chinese Novel at the Turn of the Century - Wikipedia

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    The other essays, "Typology of Plot Structures in Late Qing Novels" and "Narrative Modes in Late Qing Novels," were written by the book's editor. In the first essay she discusses different plot structures in Qing Dynasty novels, including Bizarre Happenings Eyewitnessed over Two Decades by Wu Jianren (Wu Woyao). Her second essay discusses three ...

  7. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    The term plot can also serve as a verb, as part of the craft of writing, referring to the writer devising and ordering story events. (A related meaning is a character's planning of future actions in the story.) The term plot, however, in common usage (e.g., a "film plot") more often refers to a narrative summary, or story synopsis.

  8. Modern Times (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Wenming Xiaoshi (Chinese: 文明小史), translated into English as Modern Times, is a novel by Li Baojia (Li Boyuan). The novel is a satire of pseudo-reformers in the Qing Dynasty period who found difficulty adjusting to modernization, including its complexities and problems.

  9. Qian Zhongshu - Wikipedia

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    Most of what is known about Qian's early life relies on an essay written by his wife Yang Jiang. [6] Born in Wuxi, Qian Zhongshu was the son of Qian Jibo (錢基博), a conservative Confucian scholar, landed gentry, and Chinese language professor at Tsinghua, St. John's University, and National Central University (Nanking), respectively.