New Stories Told while Trimming the Wick

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Qu You, Zhenjun Zhang, Sidney Sondergard, Trever McKay

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The Hsu-Tang Library presents authoritative and eminently readable translations of classical Chinese literature, in bilingual editions, ranging across three millennia and the entire Sinitic world.New Tales Told While Trimming the Wick by the talented scholar and poet of the Ming dynasty, Qu You (1347-1433), was the first work of fiction officially banned in China, but also the first internationally acclaimed collection of Chinese short stories. These tales often seem quite modern in their character development and plot intricacies, with characters facing ethical and moral challenges that are just as difficult to navigate today as they were over six hundred years ago. This collection is a crucial and delightful bridge between the classical tales of the Tang dynasty and Pu Songling's famous Strange Tales from Liaozhai in the Qing. Despite being fiction filled with supernatural elements, New Tales offers fascinating insights into the life and society of China during the turbulent transition between the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Translated in full for the first time, with a contextual introduction to the stories and their author, historical and literary annotations to aid the reader, and bibliographical support, this volume introduces a collection of tales that have had a profound influence on literature across all of Asia.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-22
Mått164 x 241 x 31 mm
Vikt630 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieThe Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature
Antal sidor336
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780197668771
ÖversättareZhang, Zhenjun, Sondergard, Sidney, McKay, Trever, Zhang, Zhenjun (Professor of Chinese and Coordinator of Asian Studies Program, Professor of Chinese and Coordinator of Asian Studies Program, St. Lawrence University), Sondergard, Sidney (Piskor Professor Emeritus, Piskor Professor Emeritus, St. Lawrence University), McKay, Trever (Associate Professor of Chinese language and literature, Associate Professor of Chinese language and literature, Brigham Young University)

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Qu You (1347-1433), whose style name was Zongji and literary name Cunzhai, was a famous scholar and poet of the Ming Dynasty. He is the author of almost thirty books in different genres; however, only one-third of them are extant. New Stories Told while Trimming the Wick earned him the most fame and acclaim.Zhenjun Zhang is Professor of Chinese and Coordinator of Asian Studies Program at St. Lawrence University, author of Buddhism and Tales of the Supernatural in Early Medieval China (2014), translator of Hidden and Visible Realms: Early Medieval Chinese Tales of the Supernatural and the Fantastic (2018), and co-editor (with Victor Mair) of Anthology of Tang and Song Tales: The Tang Song Chuanqi ji of Lu Xun (2020) and Classic Chinese Poems of Mourning and Texts of Lament (2024).Sidney Sondergard is Piskor Professor Emeritus at St. Lawrence University. He is the translator of the complete English edition of Pu Songling's Strange Tales from Liaozhai (6vols., 2008-2014). His essays have appeared in Studies in Philology, The American Journal of Semiotics, Studies in the Humanities, Theatre Survey, and Critique.Trever McKay is Associate Professor of Chinese language and literature at Brigham Young University-Idaho, whose translations have appeared in Anthology of Tang and Song Tales: The Tang Song chuanqi ji of Lu Xun and Classic Chinese Poems of Mourning and Texts of Lament.

AcknowledgementsChronology of the Song, Yuan, and Early Ming DynastiesWeights and MeasuresIntroduction Section 11. The Celebration at the Underwater Palace 2. The Blessed Land in the Three Mountains 3. Meeting Old Friends in Huating 4. The Golden Phoenix Hairpin 5. The Tower of Blended Fragrance Section 26. Scholar Linghu's Dream of the Underworld7. Visiting the Hermit at Mt. Tiantai8. Teng Mu's Drunken Excursion to Jujing Park 9. The Peony Lantern 10. The Adventure at Weitang Section 311. The Bureau for Gaining Wealth and Honor 12. The Temple in the Yongzhou Countryside 13. Shenyang Cave 14. The Story of Aiqing15. The Story of CuicuiSection 416. A Spirit Gathering at Dragon Hall17. The Legal Administrator of the Grand Void 18. The Story of the Deceased Attendant 19. Boating at Night on Mirror Lake 20. The Girl in Green Appendix21. Autumn Essence Pavilion 22. Sending Plum Blossoms BibliographyIndex