Slapping the table in amazement : a Ming Dynasty story collection / Ling Mengchu ; translated by Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang ; introduction by Robert E. Hegel.
"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"-- Provided by the publisher.
Notes
Translation of: Pai an jing qi.
Translation of: 拍案惊奇.
Translated from the Chinese.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 17, 2019).
Other title(s)
Ming Dynasty story collection
ISBN
9780295742144 ((electronic book))
0295742143 ((electronic book))
0295742127
9780295742120
9780295742137 ((pbk : alk. paper))
0295742135
LCCN
2018038531
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