Tun-huang Popular Narratives
Inbunden, Engelska, 1983
AvVictor H. Mair,Victor H. (University of Pennsylvania) Mair,Mair Victor H.,Patrick Hannan
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Tun-huang Popular Narratives presents authoritative translations of four vernacular Chinese stories, taken from fragmentary texts usually referred to as pien-wen or 'transformation texts'. Dating from the late T'ang (618-907) and Five Dynasties (907-959) periods, the texts were discovered early last century in a cave at Tun-huang, in Chinese Central Asia. However, written down in an early colloquial language by semi-literate individuals and posing formidable philological problems, the texts have not been studied critically before. Nevertheless they represent the only surviving primary evidence of a widespread and flourishing world of popular entertainment during these centuries. The tales deal with both religious (mostly Buddhist) and secular themes, and make exciting and vivid reading.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1983-11-10
- Mått161 x 242 x 24 mm
- Vikt621 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions
- Antal sidor340
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521247610