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 Cuicui Section 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

Part of the new series The Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature, this volume is a welcome addition for anyone interested in Chinese literature, especially works from the Ming era.