Cargando…
Idle talk under the bean arbor : a seventeenth-century Chinese story collection /
"Written around 1660, the unique Chinese short story collection Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor (Doupeng xianhua), by the author known only as Aina the Layman, uses the seemingly innocuous setting of neighbors swapping yarns on hot summer days under a shady arbor to create a series of stories th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Chino |
| Publicado: |
Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2017]
|
| Edición: | First edition. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; IDLE TALK UNDER THE BEAN ARBOR; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Gossip and Exaggeration in Aina's Short Stories; Terms of Measurement and Titles; Chronology of China's Historical Periods (Dynasties and States); IDLE TALK UNDER THE BEAN ARBOR; PREFACE; FOREWORD; SESSION 1 Jie Zhitui Sets Fire to His Jealous Wife; SESSION 2 Fan Li Drowns Xishi in West Lake; SESSION 3 A Court-Appointed Gentleman Squanders His Wealth but Takes Power; SESSION 4 The Commissioner's Son Wastes His Patrimony to Revive the Family.
- SESSION 5 The Little Beggar Who Was Truly FilialSESSION 6 The Exalted Monks Who Faked Transcendence; SESSION 7 On Shouyang Mountain, Shuqi Becomes a Turncoat; SESSION 8 With a Transparent Stone, Master Wei Opens Blind Eyes; SESSION 9 Liu the Brave Tests a Horse on the Yuyang Road; SESSION 10 Freeloader Jia Forms a League on Tiger Hill; SESSION 11 In Death, Commander Dang Beheads His Enemy; SESSION 12 In Detail, Rector Chen Discourses on the Cosmos; Afterthoughts on Stories; Historical and Cultural References; Notes; Glossary of Chinese Characters; Bibliography; Contributors.