Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 5The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the fifth of 6 volumes. |
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... ......... 1679 345. Gongshi Zhang ........................................... 1681 346. Ainu ........................................................... 1682 347. A Shanfu Magistrate ..................................
... Ainu , " who is also a ghost . His concern for her leads him to reunite her spirit with her corpse , and she returns to life - until , while intoxicated , Xu forces Ainu to drink a bit of wine , and his unthinking action precipitates ...
... dynasty (1368-1644). In the sixteenth century, those melodies were supplemented with formal theatrical elements such as staged performance and costuming. 346. Ainu Scholar Xu, from Hejian, established a private school 1681.
Pu Songling. 346. Ainu. Scholar Xu, from Hejian, established a private school in En. Near the beginning of the last month of the year, he was returning to Hejian when he met an old man on the road, who looked closely at him, and said ...
... Since my family has no sons , our business affairs are handled by my uncle . I'm called Ainu . Master Jiang's Li : A distance equal to 1/3 mile . wife is very proper and respectful of you , and 1684 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.