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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... strange tales remarks, “The White Lotus Society was wiped out, with Yang alone surviving, and then he collected a large fortune, leaving us wondering how the gods could let this happen without doing anything about it. But it turned out ...
... strange tales remarks, “No good deed is greater than that of filial piety, and the spirits all acknowledge the same principle that we understand. We respect people who are virtuous and take things philosophically, and if they end up in ...
... strange tales remarks , “ Did Shao have some kind of particular grievance against women ? Why else would his anger prove so cruel ! If magistrates were all as effective as this one , there'd be no shrews in our villages . Remember this ...
... strange tales remarks, “When- ever I come to visit one of the temples dedicated to Master Zhang, I look up at his beard and bushy eyebrows, awestruck by his vitality. Then I muse that in his lifetime he was also known for a voice that ...
... strange tales remarks , " Intelligent people , who respect the law and are mindful of public behavior , wouldn't dare rob someone in the marketplace , so a governor has nothing to punish them for ! However , the reason such rulers can ...