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today, as well as a large number of bawdy jokes and oblique but titillating sexual euphemisms. Some critics have argued that the highly sexual descriptions are essential, and have exerted what has been termed a "liberating" influence on other
Chinese novels that deal with sexuality, most notably the
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Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context ... noted for its surprisingly modern technique" and "with the possible exception of
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sources include vernacular stories, pornography, histories, dramas, popular songs, jokes, and prosimetric narratives, as well as texts far outside of the parameters of the literary, such as official gazettes, contracts, and menus."
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British orientalist
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