M. Gimm zeigt in diesem Band die literarische Bedeutung des Kaisers #Qianlong auf, mit besonderem Fokus auf die Zusammenhänge zwischen imperialem #Kaisertum und literarischer Produktivität.
#China #Sinologie #Literaturwissenschaft
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The reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong represented a time of increasing expansion, stabilizing, and solidifying for China in the 1700s. However, some of the tendencies of the Qing Dynasty would ultimately sow the seeds for its own destruction.
A new point of interest: the popular politics of the Fugitive Law (1646-1799):
In the practice of FL, we see similar situation with later event like the #soulstealer case (1768), the fake memorial draft case (1751) and the cases of censorship on literature (through #Qianlong era), when the court set up strict punishment for potential rebels but fully relied on civil accusation to supervise them.
Thus, these laws, regulations and measurements became excuses for legal popular violence between ordinary people to hurt each other. People were desperate for clues of Fugitives, fake drafts and soulstealers so that they can make blackmail or revenge, or just get a tip -- just like the cyber bullying today, but, certainly, FL is much of fear.
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Justin Hebert 
I-chih Chang