Secret History of the Mongols - And Other Pieces

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Waley Zusammenfassung First published in 1963 this book largely uses the Chinese version but with constant reference to the Mongol text. The parts selected (founded on story-tellers' tales) date from the middle of the thirteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE Anquetil-Duperron and Sir William Jones, A Chinese Poet in Central Asia, Lo Yang and its Fall, Some Chinese Ghosts, Some Far-Eastern Dreams. The Poetry if Chinese Mirrors, Chinese Stories about Actors, The Green Bower Collection, Shiba Kokan, Some Poems from the Manyo and Ryojin Issho, Kono Tabi; a little-known Japanese Religion, The Chinese Cinderella Story, China's Greatest Writer, Blake the Taoist, History and Religion, Notes on Translation, The Ainu Epic, Ainu Song, The Owl Speaks. An Ainu Story, The Secret History if the Mongols, La Vie de Pierre Rufin, a review, The Coal-Scuttle, The Hymn if the Soul, The Secret History if the Mongols ORIGINAL PIECES The Presentation, In the Gallery, Censorship, No Discharge, Blitz Poem, Song, The Swan

Product details

• Authors: The Arthur Waley Estate, the Arthur Waley Waley Estate, Arthur Waley, Waley Arthur
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2005
• EAN: 9780415361798
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36179-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: general