Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 2The 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 second of 6 volumes. |
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... Ming dynasty, the shrine itself and its surrounding grounds are modest, particularly when compared to the elaborate landscaping, architecture, and effigies associated with shrines dedicated to the veneration of more prominent figures ...
... Ming dynasty headmaster (jijiu 祭酒) named Wang had homosexual relations with one of his students (jiansheng 监生) in the imperial academy; when the student described a dream he'd had about an eel wriggling under his crotch, the joke ...
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