Slapping the table in amazement : a Ming dynasty story collection /
"Slapping the table in amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters fro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
2018
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| Summary: | "Slapping the table in amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels. We learn of their joys and sorrows, their views about life and death, and their visions of the underworld and the supernatural. Ling was a connoisseur of popular literature and a seminal figure in the development of Chinese literature in the vernacular, which paved the way for the late-imperial Chinese novel. Slapping the table in amazement includes translations of verse and prologue stories as well as marginal and interlinear comments"-- 'Slapping the Table in Amazement' is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection 'Pai'an jingqi' by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels. We learn of their joys and sorrows, their views about life and death and their visions of the underworld and the supernatural |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Pai an jing qi |
| Physical Description: | 897 pages ; 23 cm xxiv, 897 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0295742127 0295742135 0295742143 9780295742120 9780295742137 9780295742144 |