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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... The Performing Mice ..................................... 789 164. The Earthen Scholar ...................................... 790 165. The Earth God's Wife ..................................... 792 166. The Daoist from Jinan ..........
... scholars. For over three hundred years this has indeed been their legacy in China, and I have tried while preparing this translation to remain respectful of that popular tradition. Many of these stories are unapologetically earthy, but ...
... Scholar Huo” (huo sheng), a man named Wang, from Pu's hometown, learns the dangers of demeaning others; and in “Gong Mengbi” (gong mengbi), Liu He, a man too profligate with his generosity, is taught some valuable lessons in the need to ...