Slapping the Table in Amazement : A Ming Dynasty Story Collection
by
Mengchu Ling
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Slapping the Table in Amazement
ISBN-10
0295742135
ISBN-13
9780295742137
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Imprint
University of Washington Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Print length
277 Pages
Weight
1,214 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 4.40 cms
Product Classification:
Anthologies (non-poetry)Asian history
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Slapping the Table in Amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai'an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels. We learn of their joys and sorrows, their views about life and death, and their visions of the underworld and the supernatural. Ling was a connoisseur of popular literature and a seminal figure in the development of Chinese literature in the vernacular, which paved the way for the late-imperial Chinese novel. Slapping the Table in Amazement includes translations of verse and prologue stories as well as marginal and interlinear comments.
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