Wu Song Fights the Tiger

Vibeke Bordahl, Ph. D., D. Phil., senior researcher at NIAS, has been described as one of the most accomplished scholars in the study of Chinese oral literature. As well as doing much research on the interplay of oral and written traditions in Chinese popular literature and performance culture, over the past decade she has translated the full work of Jin Ping Mei into Danish.

• Preface Introduction Part One: Investigating 'Wu Song Fights the Tiger' in Written and Oral Sources 1. The Oral and the Written in Chinese Popular Literature - a Case Study 2. Wu the Pilgrim in Early Stories, Plain Tale and Pictures 3. The Novel and the Episode of Jingyang Ridge 4. The Novel and Shared Language 5. The Storyteller's Manner and the Novel 6. Wu Song in Drama Librettos 7. Storytelling and Performance Literature 8. Performance Literature and Formulaic Usage 9. An Excursion From the Tiger Tale 10. Drama and Storytelling on Stage 11. The Oral and the Written in Oral Performance 12. The Interaction of Oral and Written Traditions Part Two: Wu Song Fights the Tiger' in Novel, Drama and Storytelling 13. Novel 14. Drama 15. Performance Literature 16. Oral Performance Sources Bibliography Glossary-Index

"Her penetrating analysis will command the close attention of all scholars with an interest in the early formation of Chinese novels, the history of Chinese performance traditions, and comparative oral-literate traditions. - It opens up new horizons in the study of the dynamics of oral-literate interactions in a Chinese context - an indispensable aid to scholars in the field." (Anne McLaren, University of Melbourne)