Anthology of Chinese Literature: Volume II - From the Fourteenth Century to the Present Day

Klappentext Represented here are examples of various categories of Chinese literary composition-verses, songs, stories, essays, drama, and excerpts from novels from the Y'an and Ching Dynasties, as well as the Republican Period. Highlights include Songs from the Y'an Dynasty, The Temptation of Saint Pigsy by Wu Ch'eng-en, a selection from Peony Pavilion, early Ch'ing lyrics, and "Six Chapters? from A Floating Life by Shen Fu. Zusammenfassung Represented here are examples of various categories of Chinese literary composition-verses! songs! stories! essays! drama! and excerpts from novels from the Y’an and Ching Dynasties! as well as the Republican Period. Highlights include Songs from the Y’an Dynasty! The Temptation of Saint Pigsy by Wu Ch’eng-en! a selection from Peony Pavilion! early Ch’ing lyrics! and ?Six Chapters” from A Floating Life by Shen Fu.

Product details

• Authors: Cyril Birch, Donald Keene
• Assisted by: Birch (Editor), Cyril Birch (Editor), Birch Cyril (Editor)
• Publisher: Avalon travel publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.1994
• EAN: 9780802150905
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-5090-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Series: Anthology of Chinese Literatur; Anthology of Chinese Literatur
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; China, Short Stories, Fiction in translation, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Chinese, Chinese (Lunar) New Year