Daydreaming Dynasty
The Eunuch Sanbao's Journeys in the Western Seas and “Present-Dynasty” Fiction of the Ming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11206348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott W Gregory (0000-0002-3891-0267, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2014 |
| Issue | 70 |
| Pages | 10-28 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ming Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-037X • E-ISSN: 1759-7595 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0147037x14z.00000000027 |
| OpenAlex | W2013611951 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Though many novels produced in the Ming dynasty were based on historical subjects, only a very few were inspired by historical events of the Ming itself. Of those few that were, the so-called “present-dynasty novels,” by far the most complex was the Sanbao taijian xiyang ji 三寶太監西洋記, or The Record of the Eunuch Sanbao's Journeys in the Western Seas. Published in 1598, the novel is a highly fictionalized account of the voyages of Zheng He, which had occurred nearly two centuries previous
Ancient history · Art · Literature · Chinese history and philosophy · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |