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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... Family Woman” (zhang shi fu), Pu effectively combines the canny counsel of the feminist-Confucian texts with the positions of texts arguing the importance of women's work and values, forging a uniquely resourceful protagonist capable of ...
... family's needs before her own in order to aid her husband in becoming successful and hence in gaining glory for the family, by honoring the family's ancestors with regular sacrifices, byserving and obeying her husband's parents, and by ...
... family ends up living in amity. Since there is “no such strong prejudice against a woman having a share in her husband's public work as exists in Japan” (Tseng 78), Pu builds upon the prudent advice in the feminist-Confucianist texts ...
Pu Songling. sewing. Tao one day told Ma, “Your family is secure but not very well off, and I ask myself how I can keep allowing my dear friend to fill my mouth and belly all the time. So my plan now is to sell chrysanthemums to make a ...
... family. Ma couldn't bring himself to agree, but he proceeded to select a date for the ceremonial welcoming of the bride into his family. After Huangying married Ma, she had a doorway placed in the wall around Ma's property, so she could ...