- Feng Menglong
Feng Menglong (zh-tsp|t=馮夢龍|s=冯梦龙|p=Féng Mènglóng, 1574-1645) was a Chinese vernacular writer/poet of the late
Ming Dynasty . He was born in thenChangzhou nowSuzhou inJiangsu Province.Feng was a proponent of the school of Li Zhi which supported the importance of human feelings and behavior in literature. Most of his literary work was in editing and compiling histories, almanacs, novels, etcetera. Two noteworthy novels of his are "Pingyao Zhuan" and "
Qing Shi ". Another of his novels has recently drawn more attention and turned into a TV show is "Dongzhou Lieguo Zhi" ("Romance of Eastern Zhou Kingdoms"). In 1620 he published the "Gujin Xiaoshuo " ("Stories Old and New").Works
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Pingyao Zhuan "
*"Qing Shi "
*"Gujin Xiaoshuo " ("Stories Old and New") published (1620), also known as "Yushin Mingyan " ("Illustrious Words to Instruct the World")External links
* [http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/heiyouten/intro.htm Introduction: Feng Menglong and the Ping Yao Zhuan]
* [http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/FENSTC.html Stories Old and New A Ming Dynasty Collection]
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