Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 6The 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 sixth of 6 volumes. |
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... courtesy name is Ruyu, and for a long time you've known that we were going to meet. You do me honor by looking longingly at me every day, so if I'd left without appearing to you first, I'm afraid that no one would trust the word of the ...
... courtesy name was Tongmi, and whose Daoist name was Chang Chunzi, was instrumental in developing the Longmen (Dragon Gate) division of the Quanzhen Daoist sect (see Zhu 3:1442n4). Xu Sheng mistakes him here for the author of The Journey ...
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