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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... Sichuan province, and to a nature preserve at Shennongjia, in Hubei province, that features a sector labeled “Bigfoot Habitat,” and keeps certain areas off-limits to visitors, in deference to the wild men, the yeren who supposedly dwell ...
... Sichuan province. Folklore popularly ascribes magical abilities to the sect members. Xu Hongru's rebellion: Affiliated with the White Lotus Society, Xu in 1622 declared the end of Ming dynasty rule and “instigated a large-scale ...
... Sichuan then, where he took up residence in Chengdu's Golden Sands Monastery; after a long time, he moved on to Mt. Emei, where he stayed in the Hidden Tiger Monastery, and later, the Buddhists say, Mt. Emei: Located in Sichuan province ...
... Sichuan deity, Zitong, among a group of deities who “earned reputations for the oracular pronouncements they delivered revealing the fate of examination candidates,” was renamed Wenchang and “received official blessing as patron of ...
... Sichuan province (Kucera 81-93). Jade Terrace: A famous dwelling place of immortals in Chinese folklore (Zhu 3:1169n41). Prose-Poem on the West Pond's Peach Blossoms.' My responses to 1652 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.