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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... on the Indian Lotus Sutra's scriptures. Leave the world behind: To pursue contemplation as a Buddhist hermit. Qinyou: Located in modern Jiangsu province's Gaoyou county. he passed away from illness. He wrote these Buddhist chants: 1626.
... went inside. “What is this place?” he asked. “This is the residence of the Ninth King's royal heir,” Jiangning: An ancient name for Nanjing, in Jiangsu province. explained the man. “The crown prince has just recovered from 1630.
... Jiangsu province. Qin: A short name for Shaanxi province. Xiaolian: An unofficial reference to successful candidates at the prefectural or provincial level of the civil service examination recruitment process (Hucker 237). One day, Zhou ...
... humming a song; then he chopped down small trees with it on the side of the road, boasting Xuzhou: A city in Jiangsu province. Liaoyang: A city in Liaoning province. about how sharp it was. Tong's beard lifted into a 1675.
... Jiangsu province, growing out of melodies that were popular in Kunshan even prior to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). In the sixteenth century, those melodies were supplemented with formal theatrical elements such as staged performance and ...