Anthology of Chinese Literature: Volume II: From the Fourteenth Century to the Present Day
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ISBN: 080215090X / Publisher: Grove Press, January 1994
Presents classic Chinese tales of love and morality, marriage and justice, and the strange and supernatural
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Represented here are examples of various categories of Chinese literary composition-verses, songs, stories, essays, drama, and excerpts from novels from the Y’an and Ching Dynasties, as well as the Republican Period. Highlights include Songs from the Y’an Dynasty, The Temptation of Saint Pigsy by Wu Ch’eng-en, a selection from Peony Pavilion, early Ch’ing lyrics, and “Six Chapters” from A Floating Life by Shen Fu.
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