Query: Books by Feng Menglong or novels that are Chinese comedy or Ming dynasty
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Investiture of the Gods
Zhulin yeshi
Stories to Caution the World
Su'e pian
The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
Water Margin
Stories to Awaken the World
Faazin Gei
Chipozi zhuan
The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt
Journey to the West
Jin Ping Mei
A Supplement to the Journey to the West
Stories Old and New
Evidence from documents: Investiture of the Gods: '''''The Investiture of the Gods''''' or also known by its Chinese names () and is a 16th-century Chinese novel and one of the major vernacular Chinese works in the gods-and-demons (''shenmo'') genre written during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Zhulin yeshi: Comprising sixteen chapters and twenty-one poems, ''Zhulin yeshi'' was written in the late Ming dynasty by an anonymous writer using the pseudonym Chi Daoren (), translated into English as "Infatuated Moralist" or "Man of the Crazy Way"
Stories to Caution the World: '''''Jingshi Tongyan''''' (警世通言, ''Stories to Caution the World'') is the second of a trilogy of widely celebrated Ming dynasty (1368–1644) vernacular story collections, compiled and edited by Feng Menglong and published in 1624.
Su'e pian: Woodcut illustration of a scene from the novel by Huang Yikai
'''''Su'e pian''''' (), also '''''Su E Pian''''', translated into English as '''''The Moon Goddess''''' or '''''The Lady of the Moon''''', is a Chinese erotic novel by an anonymous writer published in the late Ming dynasty.
The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants: These early handwritten copies were known as ''Bao Gong An'' (包公案; ''The Cases of Lord Bao'') or ''Longtu Gong'an'' (龍圖公案; ''The Cases of Longtu'' or ''The Cases of the Lord of the Dragon Pattern''), sharing titles with 16th-century Ming dynasty collections.
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms: Ming Dynasty
Water Margin: there were references laid out in the book that did not exist until the Jiajing reign (1521-1567) of Ming dynasty,
Stories to Awaken the World: ''''Stories to Awaken the World''''' (醒世恆言; ''Xingshi Hengyan''), is a Chinese story anthology compiled by Feng Menglong and published in 1627, composed of 40 vernacular stories.
Faazin Gei: The oldest extant edition of ''Faazin Gei'' is dated 52nd year of Emperor Kangxi (1713/1714), but the consensus of the scholars is that it was first published during the late Ming dynasty (17th, or even 16th century).
Chipozi zhuan: '''''Chipozi zhuan''''' (), translated into English as '''''The Story of the Foolish Woman''''' or '''''A Tale of an Infatuated Woman''''', is a Chinese erotic novella written in the Ming dynasty.
The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt: '''''The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt''''' (三遂平妖傳) is a Chinese novel attributed to the 14th-century novelist Luo Guanzhong, although the earliest extant version was compiled between 1571 and 1589, possibly by Wang Shenxiu (王慎脩). In 1620, Feng Menglong expanded the novel to forty chapters from the original twenty. A work in the ''shenmo'' genre, the novel blends comedy with the supernatural, and is an early work of vernacular fiction.
Journey to the West: '''''Journey to the West''''' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.
Jin Ping Mei: '''''Jin Ping Mei''''' ()—translated into English as '''''The Plum in the Golden Vase''''' or '''''The Golden Lotus'''''—is a Chinese novel of manners composed in vernacular Chinese during the latter half of the sixteenth century during the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
A Supplement to the Journey to the West: The twelfth asks why the Qing fish is portrayed as being young and beautiful. Dong explains that these are the qualities that desire has taken from the beginning of time.
Sudhana learning from one of the fifty-two teachers along his journey toward enlightenment. Sanskrit manuscript, 11-12th century.
There is a debate between scholars over when the book was actually published. One school of thought favors a political interpretation which lends itself to a later publication after the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). The second favors a religious interpretation which lends itself to an earlier publication during the late Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Stories Old and New: Books by Feng Menglong: '''''Stories Old and New''''' (), also known by its later name '''''Stories to Enlighten the World''''' (喻世明言), is a collection of short stories by Feng Menglong during the Ming dynasty.
Ming dynasty: ''''Stories Old and New''''' (), also known by its later name '''''Stories to Enlighten the World''''' (喻世明言), is a collection of short stories by Feng Menglong during the Ming dynasty.