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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... xiucai suddenly showed up at their gate and recommended himself. The master of the house invited him in. The scholar's words were open-minded and frank, so he and his host got along quite well together. Once the xiucai had identified ...
... His family members gathered around, astonished, to help him out, and they calculated that seven weeks had passed before Master Tang returned to life. 96. The Hell King In Jiawu, there lived a xiucai 444 Strange Tales from Liaozhai.
... Xiucai: A successful candidate in the imperial civil service examination at the county level. Cao Cao: This deviously crafty former Han prime minister and leader of the Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, whose courtesy ...
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