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Anthology of Tang and Song tales : the Tang Song chuanqi ji of Lu Xun / edited by Victor Mair, Zhenjun Zhang

Uniform Title
Tang Song chuan qi ji. English
Published
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2020]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxxvi, 826 pages)
Additional Creators
Lu, Xun, 1881-1936, Mair, Victor H., 1943-, and Zhang, Zhenjun, 1956-
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Language Note
English translations followed by the original Chinese.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Note to the reader -- Introduction -- Preface and selection rules -- Chinese Dynasty chronology -- ch.1. The record of the ancient mirror. A supplement to Jiang Zong's biography of the White Ape'. An account of the detached soul. The world inside a pillow. The tale of Miss Ren -- ch. 2. Zheng Qinyue deciphers an ancient inscription of the Datong reign reriod. The tale of Miss Liu. Tale of the transcendent marriage of Dongting Lake. The story of Li Zhangwu. The tale of Huo Xiaoyu -- ch. 3. The ncient Xlassic of peaks and waterways. An account of the governor of the Southern Branch. The story of Lady Feng of Lujiang. An account of Xie Xiao'e. The courtesan Li Wa. An account of Three Dreams. The account of the song of Lasting Regret. The elder of the Eastern Wall. The origin of the peaceful Kaiyuan reign era -- ch. 4. The story of Yingying. A chronicle of my Journey through Zhou and Qin. Lament from the Xiang River : a prose with a preface. Registering a strange dream. A record of a dream of Qin. The tale of Wushuang the Peerless. An account of the Maid Shangqing. The account of Courtesan Yang. The tale of Feiyan. The tale of the curly-bearded guest -- ch. 5. Music from the netherworld. A record of nocturnal spirits near Dongyang. An sccount of Lingying -- ch. 6. Leftover record of the Sui Dynasty (A). Leftover record of the Sui Dynasty (B). Record of the oceans and mountains of Emperor Yang of the Sui (A). Record of the oceans and mountains of Emperor Yang of the Sui (B). The mansion of enchantment. Records of constructing the Grand Canal -- ch. 7. The tale of Green Pearl. Unofficial biography of Yang the Grand Verity (A). Unofficial biography of Yang the Grand Verity (B) -- ch. 8. The record of the Drifting Red Leaf. Separate traditions of Empress Zhao 'the Flying Swallow'. The tale of Tan Yige. The record of Wang Youyu. Wang Xie. The tale of Concubine Plum. An unofficial biography of Li Shishi -- Chinese dynasty chronology -- List of abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Notes on the translators.
Summary
"This volume is the first complete English rendition of the 45 famous tales in the monumental anthology masterfully selected and edited by Lu Xun (1881-1936). It is the most distinctive, authoritative, and influential chuanqi collection thus far, and many of the pieces are rendered for the first time. This is an important contribution to the field of Chinese studies in the English-speaking world"--
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ISBN
9789811216510 (electronic book)
9811216517 (electronic book)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
James F. Holly Libraries Endowment
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