Stories Old and New
A Ming Dynasty Collection
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Author
Contributions
- Yunqin Yang (Translator) - Contributor
- Feng Menglong (Compiler) - Contributor
Publication
2000-03-01 - University of Washington Press
Language
English
Word Count
198,500 words, Guess
Page Count
794 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9606030M
- ISBN-139780295978444
- ISBN-100295978449
- OCLC Control Number41224052
- OCLC Control Numberstoriesoldnew0000feng
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99028753
- Goodreads1716806
- LibraryThing180011
Classifications
- LCCPL2698.F4K7813 2000
Description
"Stories Old and New is the first complete translation of Feng Menglong's Gujin xiaoshuo (also known as Yushi mingyan, or Illustrious Words to Instruct the World), a collection of forty short stories first published in 1620 in China. This is considered the best of Feng's three such collections and was a pivotal work in the development of vernacular fiction. The stories are valuable as examples of early fiction and for their detailed depiction of daily life among a broad range of social classes.". "Stories Old and New has long been popular in China and has been published there in numerous editions. Although English translations of some of the stories have appeared in journals and anthologies, until now, nowhere have the stories been presented sequentially in thematic pairs as arranged by Feng Menglong. This unabridged translation, illustrated with a selection of woodcuts from the original Ming dynasty edition and including Feng's interlinear notes and marginal comments, as well as all of the verse woven throughout the text, allows the modern reader to experience the text as did its first audience nearly four centuries ago."--BOOK JACKET.
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