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[His] readings allow him to explore ways in which vernacular fiction replaced the homogenous voice of intellectual orthodox in the early modern era with a heterogeneous and multi-vocal one... This extended and thoughtful essay, filled with much insight and creative reading, should be read by early modern historians and the students they teach. -- R. Kent Guy American Historical Review [W]hat makes his study worth reading is the way he finds surprisingly original readings within this central frame-work... Ge breathes life into his overarching theme by contextualizing the central literary works with a rich and historically-informed set of other texts... [I]n putting the relationship between scholar and state at the heart of vernacular fiction, Ge has provided us with a strong account some of the classics of the late-imperial novel... Ge offers a reading that escapes narrow-minded literary criticism as a purely aesthetic pursuit. -- Paise Keulemans China Quarterly, The

[W]hat makes his study worth reading is the way he finds surprisingly original readings within this central frame-work.... Ge breathes life into his overarching theme by contextualizing the central literary works with a rich and historically-informed set of other texts.... [I]n putting the relationship between scholar and state at the heart of vernacular fiction, Ge has provided us with a strong account some of the classics of the late-imperial novel.... Ge offers a reading that escapes narrow-minded literary criticism as a purely aesthetic pursuit.--Paise Keulemans China Quarterly, The (01/01/2015)

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Liangyan Ge is professor emeritus of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of Notre Dame.

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