Download or read book Tang Dynasty Tales written by William H. Nienhauser and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the genre of Tang tales in English, including discussions of the numerous Chinese studies from the last decade. Tang Tales itself contains the first annotated translations of these famous stories, which are deciphered and interpreted specifically for students and scholars interested in the medieval Chinese literature. Following the model of intertextual readings employed by Glen Dudbridge in The Tale of Li Wa (Oxford, 1983), the annotation points to the resonances to the classical texts; the translator's notes following each translation then explain how these references expand the meaning of the text. In addition to six translations of the major tales (chuanqi, "transmitting the strange"), there is also a rendition of a fantastic tale by Liu Zongyuan, suggesting close ties with popular and oral literature. The appended glossary of terms marks the first attempt to create such a reference for readers and scholars of Tang tales that will be of use in reading other tales as well. The meticulous scholarship of this book elevates it above all existing collections of these stories, and the inclusion of the standard introduction to the Tang tales for graduate students and researchers engenders a deeper appreciation.

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Download or read book Histoires d amour et de mort de la Chine ancienne written by André Lévy and published by . This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les Histoires d'amour et de mort de la Chine ancienne regroupent douze nouvelles écrites pas douze auteurs différents durant la dynastie de Tang (618-907). La cohérence de ce volume tient tout d'abord au genre qui y est illustré : le VIIe siècle fut un tournant pour la littérature chinoise classique. L'art romanesque y naquit, illustré par la production de nouvelles (chuanqi) dont près d'une centaine nous est parvenue. Mais c'est aussi par leur thème que ces récits s'associent sans surprendre : il s'agit dans presque tous les cas d'affirmer la vraisemblance de l'invraisemblable. Fantômes vengeurs, esprits animaux, femme-renarde ..., ici règnent en maîtres l'inattendu, l'étrange et le surnaturel. Cependant, le narrateur ne s'interdit ni les leçons morales ni le tableau social : loyauté de la femme face à la trahison de l'homme soumis à ses ambitions, affres du mariage imposé par les nécessités sociales. Vérité de la fiction qui hésite heureusement entre la séduction de l'imaginaire et la réalité. Traduction et présentation d'André Lévy